Bahasa Melayu

nila

Bahasa Melayu

English

duck that hides its eggs well

Itik nila is a type of duck known for hiding its eggs well.

نيل

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Itik nila itu berenang di kolam belakang rumah.

    The itik nila was swimming in the pond behind the house.

  2. Petani itu memelihara beberapa ekor itik nila.

    The farmer keeps several itik nila.

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itik nila

Use itik nila for this type of duck.

Word family

Common derived forms

bernilai
to be valuable; precious
menilai
to assess; to evaluate
nilai
value; standard; quality
nilakan
to soak in indigo dye solution

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.