Bahasa Melayu

semut

Bahasa Melayu

English

red ant

A type of ant that is reddish and can bite painfully.

سموت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Semut api itu menggigit tangan saya.

    The red ant bit my hand.

  2. Dia menepis semut api dari kain itu.

    He brushed the red ants off the cloth.

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What does “red ant” mean in Malay?

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semut api

A reddish ant that can bite.

Word family

Common derived forms

kemut
to throb
mutan
mutant

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.