Bahasa Melayu

sengau

Bahasa Melayu

English

nasal, nasally, with a nasal sound

Having a sound or voice that comes through the nose.

سڠاو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Suaranya sengau selepas dia selsema.

    His voice sounded nasal after he had a cold.

  2. Cakapnya sedikit sengau ketika membaca puisi.

    His speech was a little nasal when reading the poem.

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sengau

It describes a voice or sound through the nose.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.