Bahasa Melayu

sang

Bahasa Melayu

English

honorific prefix, title prefix

a respectful prefix used before a name or title.

سڠ

Examples

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  1. Nama lama itu sering ditulis dengan awalan sang.

    The old name was often written with the prefix sang.

  2. Dalam cerita itu, sang digunakan sebelum nama watak tertentu.

    In that story, sang is used before certain character names.

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sang

Used before some names as a respectful form.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.