Bahasa Melayu

membatak

Bahasa Melayu

English

lead a nomadic life, wander, rove

To live by moving from place to place without settling permanently.

ممباتق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Keluarga itu membatak di kawasan pedalaman dahulu.

    That family once led a nomadic life in the interior.

  2. Pada masa muda, dia sering membatak bersama kumpulannya.

    When he was young, he often wandered nomadically with his group.

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membatak

It refers to living by moving from place to place.

Word family

Common derived forms

batak
a nomadic or indigenous tribesman

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.