Bahasa Melayu

siamang

Bahasa Melayu

English

gibbon

A tree-dwelling ape with long arms and no tail.

سيامڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Siamang itu bergayut pada dahan tinggi.

    The gibbon clung to the high branch.

  2. Kami mendengar suara siamang dari hutan pagi tadi.

    We heard a gibbon calling from the forest this morning.

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siamang

It refers to a tree-dwelling ape.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.