Bahasa Melayu

peluk

Bahasa Melayu

English

hug, embrace

To put your arms around someone to show love, comfort or welcome.

ڤلوق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Farah memeluk adiknya yang ketakutan.

    Farah hugged her frightened younger sibling.

  2. Kami berpelukan selepas lama tidak bertemu.

    We hugged after not seeing each other for a long time.

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peluk

Peluk is the root word. In a sentence, the verb is commonly memeluk, while the noun is pelukan.

Word family

Common derived forms

memeluk
to hug someone
pelukan
a hug or an embrace
terpeluk
to be embraced or hugged unintentionally

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.