Bahasa Melayu

malan

Bahasa Melayu

English

drunk, amazed, perplexed

Feeling intoxicated, amazed, or confused.

مالن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Selepas minum terlalu banyak, dia kelihatan malan.

    After drinking too much, he looked drunk.

  2. Mereka terpaku dan malan melihat kejadian itu.

    They stood still and were amazed to see that event.

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What does “drunk” mean in Malay?

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malan

It can also express amazement or confusion in older usage.

Word family

Common derived forms

kemal
damp; clammy
mal
property; treasury
mali
tabooed; forbidden

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.