Bahasa Melayu
segenting
English
isthmus
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land and with water on both sides.
سڬنتيڠ
Examples
Contoh ayat
Peta itu menunjukkan segenting yang menghubungkan dua kawasan daratan.
The map showed an isthmus linking two land areas.
Mereka melalui segenting yang sempit itu pada waktu pagi.
They passed through the narrow isthmus in the morning.
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What does “isthmus” mean in Malay?
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segenting
Used for a narrow land strip between two larger areas.
Word family
Common derived forms
- genting
- narrow in the middle , thin and about to break , a pass , tiles , tense , critical , crucial , very important , decisive
- menggenting
- to be critical , to become narrow , to be tense
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