Bahasa Melayu

punca

Bahasa Melayu

English

source of income, income source, livelihood

In this sense, punca means the source from which a person earns money.

ڤونچا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Menjual kuih ialah punca pendapatan ibunya.

    Selling cakes is his mother's source of income.

  2. Dia mencari punca pendapatan tambahan semasa cuti.

    He looked for an extra source of income during the holiday.

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What does “source of income” mean in Malay?

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punca

It refers to the way someone gets income.

Word family

Common derived forms

berpunca
to originate; to have a source

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.