Bahasa Melayu

pendek

Bahasa Melayu

English

in short, briefly, to put it simply

Used to give a short summary or a simple final point.

ڤينديق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pendek kata, kami sudah bersetuju untuk bertemu esok.

    In short, we have agreed to meet tomorrow.

  2. Pendek kata, mereka mahu pulang awal.

    Briefly, they wanted to go home early.

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What does “in short” mean in Malay?

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pendek kata

Used to introduce a brief summary.

Word family

Common derived forms

kependekan
shortness; abbreviation
memendek
to become short; to contract
memendekkan
to shorten; to compress; to abbreviate

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.