Bahasa Melayu
menggulung
English
close shop, go bankrupt
To close a business and stop operating, often because of financial failure.
مڠڬولوڠ
Examples
Contoh ayat
Kedai itu menggulung tikar selepas beberapa bulan rugi.
The shop closed down after several months of losses.
Ramai peniaga kecil terpaksa menggulung tikar ketika ekonomi lemah.
Many small traders had to close shop when the economy was weak.
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What does “close shop” mean in Malay?
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menggulung tikar
It is an idiom for shutting down a business.
Word family
Common derived forms
- penggulung
- reel; spool; winder
- senggulung
- a kind of millipede
- bergulung
- rolled up; in a roll
- gulung
- gulung tikar; bankrupt
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