Bahasa Melayu

merela

Bahasa Melayu

English

improperly suggestive

Describes something that is inappropriately suggestive or indecent.

مرلا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia menegur lawak itu kerana terlalu merela.

    He criticised the joke because it was too suggestive.

  2. Pakaian yang merela itu tidak sesuai untuk sekolah.

    That suggestive clothing is not suitable for school.

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merela

Used for speech or behaviour that is not appropriate.

Word family

Common derived forms

rela
willingness; readiness
relai
broken into small pieces; separated

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.