Bahasa Melayu

sepatah

Bahasa Melayu

English

a piece, a word, one short phrase

Sepatah is used for a small piece or, in speech, a single word or short remark.

سڤاته

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia meminta sepatah kata daripada tetamu itu.

    He asked the guest for a few words.

  2. Saya terjumpa sepatah lidi di atas meja.

    I found a small piece of a twig on the table.

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sepatah

Often used in the phrase sepatah kata.

Word family

Common derived forms

berpatah
to change direction; to turn back
mematahkan
to break or snap; to discourage or defeat
patah
broken, snapped, or fractured

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.