Bahasa Melayu

mengencong

Bahasa Melayu

English

go in another direction, veer

To move away from the original direction and head somewhere else.

مڠنچوڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Bas itu mengencong ke jalan kecil selepas simpang.

    The bus veered into a small road after the junction.

  2. Perjalanan kami mengencong ke kampung sebelah untuk mencari jalan pintas.

    Our journey turned in another direction to the next village to look for a shortcut.

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What does “veer” mean in Malay?

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mengencong

It means to go in another direction.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengencongkan
to make something go in another direction or become slanted
kencong
slanting

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.