Bahasa Melayu

quotation

Bahasa Melayu

English

quotation marks, inverted commas

A pair of punctuation marks used to show quoted words.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Tulis jawapan itu dalam tanda petikan.

    Write the answer in quotation marks.

  2. Ayat itu perlu dibetulkan pada tanda petikan.

    That sentence needs to be corrected in the quotation marks.

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What does “quotation” mean in Malay?

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tanda petikan

It refers to quotation marks used in writing.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.