Bahasa Melayu

seni

Bahasa Melayu

English

art, skill, fine, tiny

The arts, or something that is delicate, fine, or very small.

سني

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia belajar seni di sekolah kerana sangat berminat.

    He studied art at school because he was very interested.

  2. Benang itu sangat seni dan mudah putus.

    The thread is very fine and breaks easily.

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seni

It can also mean fine, tiny, or delicate in some contexts.

Word family

Common derived forms

berseni
artful; crafty
kesenian
art
persen
percent
sen
cent

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.