Bahasa Melayu

pencak

Bahasa Melayu

English

silat

Pencak here refers to silat, the Malay martial art.

ڤنچق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka menonton persembahan pencak silat di padang.

    They watched a pencak silat performance on the field.

  2. Guru itu mengajar asas pencak kepada muridnya.

    The teacher taught the basics of silat to his student.

Quick check

What does “silat” mean in Malay?

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pencak

Core meaning: silat.

Word family

Common derived forms

berpencak
to perform the silat
cak
a type of bird
mencak
ability to use weapon to defend oneself

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.