Bahasa Melayu
matan
English
text, original text, gist
Matan is the original wording or main idea of a text.
متن
Examples
Contoh ayat
Guru itu meminta murid menyalin matan petikan tersebut.
The teacher asked the pupils to copy the original text of the passage.
Dia menerangkan matan ucapan itu dengan ringkas.
He explained the gist of the speech briefly.
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matan
It refers to the main point or original text.
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