Bahasa Melayu

pungut

Bahasa Melayu

English

collect donations, raise funds

To collect money or contributions from people for a cause or purpose.

ڤوڠوت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka pungut derma untuk mangsa banjir.

    They collected donations for flood victims.

  2. Sekolah itu pungut derma untuk tabung kebajikan.

    The school raised donations for the welfare fund.

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What does “collect donations” mean in Malay?

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pungut derma

Used for raising money from people.

Word family

Common derived forms

memungutkan
to collect for; to gather for
pungutan
collection; amount collected

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.