Bahasa Melayu

siang

Bahasa Melayu

English

weed, clean, remove dirt

To remove unwanted plants or dirt from something, or to clean fish and vegetables.

سياڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia menyiang sayur di dapur sebelum memasak.

    She cleans the vegetables in the kitchen before cooking.

  2. Petani itu menyiang rumput di batas sawah.

    The farmer weeds the grass along the paddy field edge.

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siang

It can also mean to clean fish or vegetables.

Word family

Common derived forms

kesiangan
late in getting up
mensiang
triangular rush in rice field

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.