Bahasa Melayu

pengumpat

Bahasa Melayu

English

gossiper, slanderer

A pengumpat is a person who likes to gossip about others in a harmful way.

ڤڠومڤت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kawasan pejabat itu tidak suka kepada pengumpat yang menyebarkan cerita tidak benar.

    The office does not like gossipers who spread untrue stories.

  2. Jiran-jiran menegur seorang pengumpat yang selalu bercakap buruk tentang orang lain.

    The neighbours warned a slanderer who often spoke badly about other people.

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pengumpat

Use pengumpat for a person who spreads harmful gossip.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengumpat
to gossip about someone in a harmful way
umpat
gossip; slander

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.