Bahasa Melayu
memenggal
English
to behead, to cut off, to divide
Memenggal also means to cut something off or divide it into parts.
ممڠڬل
Examples
Contoh ayat
Mereka memenggal roti itu menjadi dua bahagian.
They cut the bread into two parts.
Penceramah itu memenggal ayatnya supaya mudah difahami.
The speaker divided his sentence so it was easy to understand.
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memenggal
In this sense, memenggal means to divide or cut into parts.
Word family
Common derived forms
- penggal
- a piece; a section; a chunk
- terpenggal
- cut off accidentally
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