Bahasa Melayu

sepenggalah

Bahasa Melayu

English

a measure of height

An old unit used to estimate a person or thing's height.

سڤڠڬالاه

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Anak itu sudah mencapai sepenggalah tinggi.

    The child has reached a height of one sepenggalah.

  2. Mereka mengukur pokok itu dalam sepenggalah.

    They measured the tree in sepenggalah units.

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sepenggalah

This is an old unit referring to height.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.