Bahasa Melayu

meminang

Bahasa Melayu

English

propose marriage, ask in marriage

Meminang means to ask someone to marry you.

ممينڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Lelaki itu datang meminang gadis pilihannya.

    The man came to ask for his chosen girl's hand in marriage.

  2. Keluarga mereka berbincang sebelum meminang secara rasmi.

    Their families discussed things before the formal proposal of marriage.

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meminang

Used when asking someone to marry you.

Word family

Common derived forms

pinang
areca palm; areca nut; to propose marriage
pinangan
marriage proposal
peminang
proposer; suitor

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.