Bahasa Melayu

mengempohi

Bahasa Melayu

English

to overflow, to flood, to spill over

To flow out beyond the edge or capacity of something.

مڠمڤوهي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Air di dalam baldi itu mengempohi selepas hujan lebat.

    The water in the pail overflowed after the heavy rain.

  2. Sungai itu mengempohi lalu menenggelamkan jalan kecil.

    The river overflowed and flooded the small road.

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What does “to overflow” mean in Malay?

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mengempohi

It means liquid flows out over the edge.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengempohkan
to overflow; to inundate; to flood
empoh
flood; overflowing

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.