Bahasa Melayu

santau

Bahasa Melayu

English

deadly poison, poison

Santau is a poison used with harmful intent, traditionally said to be made from different ingredients.

سنتاو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Orang kampung itu takut akan santau.

    The villagers were afraid of poison used for harming people.

  2. Dia percaya makanan itu dicampur santau.

    He believed the food had been mixed with poison.

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santau

This noun refers to harmful poison.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.