Bahasa Melayu
mengeja
English
spell, spell out
To say or write the letters of a word in the correct order.
مڠيجا
Examples
Contoh ayat
Guru itu meminta murid-murid mengeja perkataan baharu itu.
The teacher asked the pupils to spell the new word.
Adik masih belajar mengeja nama sendiri dengan betul.
My younger sibling is still learning to spell their own name correctly.
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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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