Bahasa Melayu

mengibaratkan

Bahasa Melayu

English

to compare, to liken, to illustrate

Mengibaratkan means to compare one thing with another or to explain by analogy.

مڠيبارتكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Guru itu mengibaratkan otak seperti komputer.

    The teacher compared the brain to a computer.

  2. Penulis mengibaratkan hidup sebagai perjalanan yang panjang.

    The writer likened life to a long journey.

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What does “to compare” mean in Malay?

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mengibaratkan

It means to liken or explain by comparison.

Word family

Common derived forms

ibarat
like; comparison; analogy

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.