Bahasa Melayu

potong

Bahasa Melayu

English

slaughter, kill

VerbRoot Word

Potong in this sense means to slaughter a chicken or other animal for food.

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Examples

Contoh ayat

Mereka potong ayam itu untuk hidangan tengah hari.
They slaughtered the chicken for the midday meal.
Penduduk kampung bergotong-royong potong ayam dan itik sebelum kenduri.
The villagers worked together to slaughter chickens and ducks before the feast.

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potong

This entry is for the sense of slaughtering an animal, especially chicken.

Word family

memotong: to cut; to slice; to chop off; to reap; to harvest; to kill; to deduct; to reduce
potongan: piece; slice; cut; allowance; deduction; discount; reduction

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