Bahasa Melayu

siang

Bahasa Melayu

English

early, in advance

Before the expected time or sooner than usual.

سياڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia datang siang untuk membantu di dapur.

    She came early to help in the kitchen.

  2. Kami siang menyiapkan semua barang sebelum bertolak.

    We prepared all the items early before leaving.

Quick check

What does “early” mean in Malay?

Show answer

siang

In this sense, it means before the usual time.

Word family

Common derived forms

kesiangan
overslept; late getting up
mensiang
triangular rush in rice field

Related vocabulary

MyKamus Learn

Remember this word

Save one dictionary meaning, then practise it with typed recall.

Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.