Bahasa Melayu
pengecut
English
coward, timid person
A pengecut is a person who is afraid to act bravely.
ڤڠچوت
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia tidak mahu dipanggil pengecut oleh rakannya.
He did not want his friend to call him a coward.
Orang pengecut itu hanya berdiam diri semasa masalah berlaku.
The coward only kept quiet when the problem happened.
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pengecut
Use pengecut for a person who lacks courage.
Word family
Common derived forms
- mengecut
- to shrink
- mengecutkan
- to make something shrink; to frighten
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