Bahasa Melayu

meniti

Bahasa Melayu

English

to cross a bridge, to crawl

To move across a bridge or to move slowly on hands and knees.

منيتي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka meniti jambatan kecil itu dengan berhati-hati.

    They crossed the small bridge carefully.

  2. Bayi itu meniti di atas lantai menuju ibunya.

    The baby crawled on the floor toward its mother.

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meniti

Can also mean crossing a bridge carefully.

Word family

Common derived forms

titi
wooden bridge
titian
bridge of planks; palm-trunk bridge
kenit
tiny; very small
peniti
pin; drawing pin

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.