Bahasa Melayu

menggetah

Bahasa Melayu

English

tap rubber, collect latex, gather sap

Menggetah means to collect sap or latex from a plant, especially rubber trees.

مڠڬيته

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ayah keluar awal pagi untuk menggetah pokok getah.

    Father went out early in the morning to tap rubber trees.

  2. Mereka menggetah batang pokok dengan berhati-hati.

    They tapped the tree trunk carefully.

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menggetah

Used for collecting latex or sap from a tree.

Word family

Common derived forms

bergetah
producing sap or latex; sticky
getah
sap; latex

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.