Bahasa Melayu
pakaian
English
full dress, formal dress
Very formal clothes worn for an official event or ceremony.
ڤاكاين
Examples
Contoh ayat
Mereka hadir dengan pakaian kebesaran untuk upacara itu.
They attended in full dress for the ceremony.
Pakaian kebesaran itu disiapkan khas untuk majlis rasmi.
The formal dress was prepared specially for the official event.
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What does “formal dress” mean in Malay?
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pakaian kebesaran
Used for very formal clothing in ceremonies.
Word family
Common derived forms
- berpakaian
- to be dressed
- memakai
- to wear; to use
- terpakai
- used; second-hand
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