Bahasa Melayu

sampan

Bahasa Melayu

English

sampan, small boat, canoe

A small boat used for moving on rivers, lakes, or calm water.

سمڤن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Nelayan itu menaiki sampan untuk pergi ke seberang sungai.

    The fisherman got into a sampan to go across the river.

  2. Mereka mendayung sampan dengan perlahan di tasik yang tenang.

    They rowed the small boat slowly on the calm lake.

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sampan

It is a small boat used on calm waters.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.