Bahasa Melayu

mengacip

Bahasa Melayu

English

cut with scissors, snip, clip

To cut something with a scissor-like tool or blade.

مڠاچيڤ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Penjaja itu mengacip tali plastik dengan alat kecilnya.

    The vendor cut the plastic string with his small tool.

  2. Dia mengacip kain itu sebelum menjahitnya.

    She snipped the cloth before sewing it.

Quick check

What does “cut with scissors” mean in Malay?

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mengacip

It refers to cutting with a tool like scissors or a nut cutter.

Word family

Common derived forms

kacip
tool for cutting nuts; scissors-like cutter

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.