Bahasa Melayu

mar

Bahasa Melayu

English

damage, spoil, ruin

To cause harm to something so that it is not good or useful anymore.

مر

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Hujan lebat itu memar kereta yang diletakkan di luar.

    The heavy rain damaged the car parked outside.

  2. Dia tidak sengaja merosakkan alat itu.

    He damaged the tool by accident.

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What does “mar” mean in Malay?

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membinasakan, mencemarkan, merosakkan

It refers to causing damage or spoiling something.

Word family

Common derived forms

mari
come; come here; here; let
markah
mark; point
memar
bruise; a bruise; crushed fruit

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.