Bahasa Melayu

pijak

Bahasa Melayu

English

treadle, paddle, stand

A foot-operated part or a support used for standing or moving something with the foot.

ڤيجق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia menekan pijak mesin jahit itu dengan kaki.

    She pressed the sewing machine treadle with her foot.

  2. Pijak basikal itu rosak dan perlu diganti.

    The bicycle pedal was broken and needed to be replaced.

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pijak

Pijak can refer to a foot-operated support or pedal.

Word family

Common derived forms

berpijak
to stand on; step on
memijak
to step on; to trample
terpijak
to step on accidentally

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.