Bahasa Melayu
menjerangkang
English
lie down with feet up, lie awkwardly
to lie down in an awkward position with the feet raised or turned up.
منجرڠكڠ
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia menjerangkang di atas sofa selepas bermain bola.
He lay awkwardly on the sofa after playing football.
Anak itu menjerangkang di lantai kerana terlalu letih.
The child lay with his feet up on the floor because he was too tired.
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menjerangkang
Describes an awkward lying position.
Word family
Common derived forms
- jerangkang
- spiky; with legs upwards in falling down
- terjerangkang
- with legs upwards in falling down
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