Bahasa Melayu

melit

Bahasa Melayu

English

inquisitive, curious, nosy

Describing someone who likes to know other people’s business or asks too many questions.

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Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Budak itu melit apabila jiran baru datang ke rumahnya.

    That child was inquisitive when the new neighbour came to the house.

  2. Dia terlalu melit sehingga semua hal ingin dia tahu.

    He was too nosy because he wanted to know everything.

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melit

Use melit for someone who is very curious or nosy.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.