Bahasa Melayu

matan

Bahasa Melayu

English

text, original text, gist

Matan is the original wording or main idea of a text.

متن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Guru itu meminta murid menyalin matan petikan tersebut.

    The teacher asked the pupils to copy the original text of the passage.

  2. Dia menerangkan matan ucapan itu dengan ringkas.

    He explained the gist of the speech briefly.

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What does “gist” mean in Malay?

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matan

It refers to the main point or original text.

Word family

Common derived forms

mat
checkmate
mati
dead; ended
semat
pin; peg

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.