Bahasa Melayu
menjarum
English
to sew, to mend, to intrigue
Menjarum means to sew or mend with a needle, and in another sense it can mean to plot or intrigue.
منجاروم
Examples
Contoh ayat
Ibu menjarum koyakan kecil pada baju itu.
Mother sewed up the small tear in the shirt.
Mereka menjarum untuk menjatuhkan ketua itu.
They plotted to bring down the leader.
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menjarum
This entry also has a less common sense of plotting or intrigue.
Word family
Common derived forms
- menjarumkan
- to sew; to mend; to intrigue
- jarum
- needle
- jaruman
- needle work
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