Bahasa Melayu

raya

Bahasa Melayu

English

public, great, major

Used to describe something that is for the public, or something that is large or major in scale.

راي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka menggunakan jalan raya utama untuk ke bandar.

    They used the main public road to go to town.

  2. Acara itu diadakan di tempat yang raya dan terbuka.

    The event was held in a large and open place.

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raya

Used in senses like jalan raya or orang ramai.

Word family

Common derived forms

seraya
while; at the same time

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.