Bahasa Melayu

mengupas

Bahasa Melayu

English

peel, analyse, clarify

To remove a covering, or to explain and examine something in detail.

مڠوڤاس

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia mengupas epal itu sebelum makan.

    He peeled the apple before eating.

  2. Wartawan itu mengupas isu itu dalam rencana khas.

    The journalist analysed the issue in a special article.

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mengupas

Used when examining something in detail.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengupaskan
to peel off for
kupas
peel; shell; analyse; criticize
kupasan
something peeled; an analysis
terkupas
peeled; shelled

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.