Bahasa Melayu

putar

Bahasa Melayu

English

deceit, twist, cheat

A dishonest trick or a twisted way of acting or speaking.

ڤوتر

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia tidak suka cara putar yang digunakan dalam perbualan itu.

    He did not like the deceitful way used in that conversation.

  2. Orang ramai marah dengan putar dalam urusan jual beli itu.

    People were angry about the deceit in that buying and selling matter.

Quick check

What does “deceit” mean in Malay?

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putar

It refers to dishonest trickery.

Word family

Common derived forms

berputar
to rotate; to revolve; to turn around
memutarkan
to turn; to rotate; to screen a film

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.