Bahasa Melayu

sandar

Bahasa Melayu

English

pledge, support, lean against

something used as a support or a pledge, or the act of leaning against something.

ساندر

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia meletakkan kayu itu sebagai sandar untuk pintu.

    He placed the stick as a support for the door.

  2. Janji itu menjadi sandar kepada kepercayaannya.

    That promise became a pledge for his trust.

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sandar

Can refer to a pledge, support, or leaning rest in this sense.

Word family

Common derived forms

bersandarkan
to depend on
menyandarkan
to rest something upon; to mortgage

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.