Bahasa Melayu

sen

Bahasa Melayu

English

sen, cent

A small unit of money used in Malaysia and some other places.

سين

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Harga pensel itu ialah lima puluh sen.

    The price of the pencil is fifty sen.

  2. Dia hanya ada beberapa sen dalam poketnya.

    He only had a few sen in his pocket.

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What does “sen” mean in Malay?

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sen

A small unit of currency.

Word family

Common derived forms

berseni
artful; crafty
persen
percent
seni
art; skill; tiny

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.