Bahasa Melayu

sawi

Bahasa Melayu

English

mustard, green vegetable

Sawi is a leafy green vegetable, and it is also used for mustard in Malay.

ساوي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ibu menumis sawi dengan bawang putih.

    Mother stir-fried the mustard greens with garlic.

  2. Dia membeli sawi di pasar pagi.

    He bought green vegetables at the morning market.

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What does “mustard” mean in Malay?

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sawi

In this sense, sawi refers to mustard greens.

Word family

Common derived forms

saw
a type of saw; old saying
sawan
fit; epilepsy

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.