Bahasa Melayu

pengeram

Bahasa Melayu

English

incubator, hatcher

A pengeram is a device or bird that keeps eggs warm until they hatch.

ڤڠرم

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pengeram itu menjaga suhu telur dengan stabil.

    The incubator keeps the eggs at a steady temperature.

  2. Ibu ayam berada di atas telur dalam pengeram semula jadi.

    The hen stayed on the eggs in the natural hatcher.

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pengeram

Use pengeram for a device or animal that keeps eggs warm until they hatch.

Word family

Common derived forms

pengeraman
hatching; incubation
mengerami
to hatch; to incubate; to brood on
memeram
to store fruit until ripe

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.