Bahasa Melayu

seksa

Bahasa Melayu

English

torture, unbearable, punishment

Sexa describes something that is very painful, unbearable, or like severe punishment.

سيقسا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Cuaca panas itu memang seksa pada waktu tengah hari.

    The hot weather is really unbearable at midday.

  2. Kerja yang terlalu banyak boleh menjadi seksa.

    Too much work can become unbearable.

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seksa

Used for something very hard to endure.

Word family

Common derived forms

seksaan
suffering; torture; pain
menyeksa
to torture; to punish; to chastise

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.