Bahasa Melayu

mengeja

Bahasa Melayu

English

spell, spell out

To say or write the letters of a word in the correct order.

مڠيجا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Guru itu meminta murid-murid mengeja perkataan baharu itu.

    The teacher asked the pupils to spell the new word.

  2. Adik masih belajar mengeja nama sendiri dengan betul.

    My younger sibling is still learning to spell their own name correctly.

Quick check

What does “spell” mean in Malay?

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eja

The basic verb is eja; mengeja is the common derived form.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengejai
to stretch oneself out
mengejakan
to spell out
kejai
rubber
eja
spell

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Sebutan

Dengar sebutan perkataan mengeja:

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.