Bahasa Melayu

pujian

Bahasa Melayu

English

salutation, greeting, letter opening

A greeting or respectful opening used in letters and formal writing.

ڤوجيان

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pujian dalam surat rasmi itu ditulis dengan ringkas dan sopan.

    The salutation in the formal letter was written briefly and politely.

  2. Guru meminta murid menulis pujian yang sesuai di awal surat.

    The teacher asked the pupils to write an appropriate greeting at the start of the letter.

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pujian

In this sense, it refers to the greeting at the start of a letter.

Word family

Common derived forms

kepujian
distinction; honour
memuji
to praise; to speak highly of
puji
praise
terpuji
praiseworthy; admirable

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.