Bahasa Melayu

pertuturan

Bahasa Melayu

English

speech, utterance, conversation

The act or ability of speaking, or the words spoken in conversation.

ڤرتوتورن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pertuturan kanak-kanak itu semakin jelas.

    The child’s speech is becoming clearer.

  2. Pertuturan yang sopan penting dalam pergaulan.

    Polite speech is important in social interaction.

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What does “speech” mean in Malay?

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pertuturan

It refers to speaking or the words spoken.

Word family

Common derived forms

menuturkan
to utter; to say; to speak
pentutur
speaker; one who speaks a language
tutur
to speak; talk; converse

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.