Bahasa Melayu

pepatah

Bahasa Melayu

English

all sorts of proverbs, proverbs and sayings

A group of proverbs and traditional sayings used together.

ڤڤته

Examples

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  1. Buku itu mengumpulkan pepatah petitih orang lama.

    The book collects the old sayings of former times.

  2. Dia suka menggunakan pepatah petitih dalam ucapannya.

    He likes using proverbs and sayings in his speech.

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pepatah petitih

Used for a collection of traditional wise sayings.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.