Bahasa Melayu

menggilap

Bahasa Melayu

English

polish, shine

To make something clean and shiny by rubbing it carefully.

مڠڬيلڤ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Saya menggilap kasut hitam sebelum ke sekolah.

    I polished my black shoes before going to school.

  2. Dia menggilap cermin itu hingga bersih dan berkilat.

    She polished the mirror until it was clean and shiny.

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menggilap

Commonly used for shoes, mirrors, or other surfaces.

Word family

Common derived forms

penggilap
polisher; polish
gilap
to polish; to burnish

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.