Bahasa Melayu

serah

Bahasa Melayu

English

surrender, hand over, entrust

To give something over to another person or to give up control.

سراه

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia serah kunci rumah itu kepada jirannya.

    He handed the house key to his neighbour.

  2. Akhirnya mereka serah kepada keputusan keluarga.

    In the end, they entrusted it to the family’s decision.

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serah

Used for giving up control or handing something over.

Word family

Common derived forms

menyerahkan
to surrender; to hand over
terserah
up to someone; depends on someone else
kerah
to conscript; to summon to work

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.