Bahasa Melayu

sayat

Bahasa Melayu

English

heart-breaking, painful, saddening

Menyayat hati describes something that is deeply painful or heartbreaking to feel.

سايت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Berita itu sangat menyayat hati.

    That news was deeply heartbreaking.

  2. Pemandangan kanak-kanak itu membuatkan kami menyayat hati.

    The sight of that child was heartbreaking for us.

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menyayat hati

It describes something that causes deep sadness.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.