Bahasa Melayu

mengotorkan

Bahasa Melayu

English

to dirty, to defame

To make something dirty, or to damage a person's good name.

مڠوتوركن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Sampah yang dibuang merata-rata mengotorkan kawasan itu.

    Rubbish thrown everywhere dirtied the area.

  2. Fitnah itu mengotorkan nama baik keluarganya.

    The slander defamed his family's good name.

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What does “to defame” mean in Malay?

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mengotorkan

Here it means to damage someone's reputation.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengotori
to soil; to make dirty
pengotor
dirty person; someone careless about cleanliness
kotor
dirty
kotoran
dirt; filth

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.