Bahasa Melayu

sia

Bahasa Melayu

English

useless, futile, in vain

Not useful or worthwhile, often because effort or time is wasted.

سيا

Examples

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  1. Usah dibazirkan masa pada kerja yang sia.

    Do not waste time on useless work.

  2. Dia sedar bahawa pertengkaran itu sia saja.

    He realised that the argument was in vain.

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sia

It describes something that brings no benefit.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.