Bahasa Melayu

persengitan

Bahasa Melayu

English

fierce battle, intense fighting

A fierce and dreadful fight or battle.

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Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Persengitan itu berakhir selepas malam tiba.

    The fierce battle ended after night fell.

  2. Mereka teringat persengitan yang berlaku dahulu.

    They remembered the dreadful fight that happened before.

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What does “fierce battle” mean in Malay?

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persengitan

It refers to a very intense fight or clash.

Word family

Common derived forms

bersengitan
to clash continuously; to fight intensely
kesengitan
intensity; extremity; dreadfulness
menyengit
to become intense; to become worse
sengit
intense; severe; harsh

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.