Bahasa Melayu

punya

Bahasa Melayu

English

possess, have, owner

To possess or have something, or a person who owns something.

ڤوڽا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia punya rumah sendiri di bandar.

    He owns his own house in the city.

  2. Siapa punya payung ini?

    Who owns this umbrella?

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punya

Common in speech for ownership or having something.

Word family

Common derived forms

berpunya
to have an owner; be married; be engaged
kepunyaan
property; possession
mempunyai
to have; to own; to possess

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.