Bahasa Melayu

mengecutkan

Bahasa Melayu

English

shrink, make shrink, frighten

Mengecutkan means to make something shrink or to frighten someone.

مڠچوتكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Cuaca panas boleh mengecutkan pakaian itu.

    Hot weather can make the clothes shrink.

  2. Berita itu mengecutkan adiknya.

    The news frightened his younger sibling.

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What does “make shrink” mean in Malay?

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mengecutkan

It can also mean to frighten in this sense.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengecut
to shrink
pengecut
a coward
kecut
shrunk; shrunken

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.