Bahasa Melayu

senang

Bahasa Melayu

English

happy, pleased, content

Feeling pleased, content, or in a good mood.

سنڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia senang hati selepas menerima berita baik.

    She felt happy after receiving the good news.

  2. Mereka semua nampak senang sepanjang majlis itu.

    They all looked happy throughout the event.

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What does “happy” mean in Malay?

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senang

In this sense, senang means feeling happy or pleased.

Word family

Common derived forms

kesenangan
happiness; comfort; ease
menyenangi
to like; to favour
menyenangkan
to make comfortable; pleasant

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.