Bahasa Melayu

memilukan

Bahasa Melayu

English

moving, touching, affecting

Something memilukan causes a strong feeling of sadness or sympathy.

مميلوكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Cerita itu sangat memilukan hati.

    That story was very touching.

  2. Pemandangan keluarga berpisah itu amat memilukan.

    The sight of the family being separated was very sad.

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memilukan

It describes something that strongly moves the feelings.

Word family

Common derived forms

kepiluan
sadness; sorrow; grief
pilu
sad; sorrowful

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.