Bahasa Melayu

pasung

Bahasa Melayu

English

police station, jail

Rumah pasung is an old term for a police station or a place of detention.

ڤاسوڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Penduduk kampung pergi ke rumah pasung untuk membuat laporan.

    The villagers went to the police station to make a report.

  2. Dia dibawa ke rumah pasung selepas ditangkap.

    He was taken to the jail after being arrested.

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What does “police station” mean in Malay?

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rumah pasung

An older Malay term for a police station or detention place.

Word family

Common derived forms

memasung
to place fetters on; to shackle

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.