Bahasa Melayu

pulau

Bahasa Melayu

English

atoll, ring-shaped coral island

An atoll is a ring-shaped coral island or reef.

ڤولاو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Atol itu kelihatan jelas dari pesawat ketika terbang rendah.

    The atoll was clearly visible from the plane when it flew low.

  2. Mereka belajar bahawa pulau cincin itu ialah sejenis atol.

    They learned that the ring-shaped island is a kind of atoll.

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What does “atoll” mean in Malay?

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pulau cincin

A ring-shaped coral island or reef.

Word family

Common derived forms

kepulauan
archipelago
memulaukan
to boycott; isolate

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.