Bahasa Melayu

petikan

Bahasa Melayu

English

extract, quotation, strumming

Petikan is a piece taken from a text, speech, or music, or the sound of strumming.

ڤتيكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Guru itu membaca petikan daripada novel.

    The teacher read an extract from the novel.

  2. Petikan gitarnya lembut dan merdu.

    The strumming of the guitar was soft and pleasant.

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petikan

Petikan can mean an extract or quotation.

Word family

Common derived forms

memetikkan
to pluck or quote for someone
petik
to pluck, pick, quote, or strum

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.