Bahasa Melayu

pinggiran

Bahasa Melayu

English

edge, border, margin

Pinggiran is the outer part or margin of something, especially a place or area.

ڤيڠڬيرن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka tinggal di pinggiran bandar.

    They live in the outskirts of the town.

  2. Rumput tumbuh di pinggiran jalan.

    Grass grows at the roadside margin.

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pinggiran

Pinggiran can refer to an outer edge or border area.

Word family

Common derived forms

meminggir
to move to the side; to sideline
meminggiri
to border; to put a border on
pinggir
edge; border; outskirt

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.