Bahasa Melayu

pengganas

Bahasa Melayu

English

terrorist

A person who uses violence to frighten people or achieve an aim.

ڤڠڬانس

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pihak polis berjaya menahan pengganas itu.

    The police managed to arrest the terrorist.

  2. Orang ramai diminta melaporkan sebarang ancaman pengganas.

    People were asked to report any terrorist threat.

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What does “terrorist” mean in Malay?

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pengganas

Pengganas is the common Malay noun for a terrorist.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengganas
to act violently; to terrorize
ganas
fierce; violent
keganasan
violence; cruelty

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.