Bahasa Melayu
singkatan
English
abbreviation, abridgement, short form
a shortened form of a word, phrase, or text.
سيڠكتن
Examples
Contoh ayat
Nama persatuan itu ditulis dalam singkatan.
The association’s name is written in abbreviated form.
Dalam mesej itu, dia menggunakan singkatan yang mudah difahami.
In the message, she used an abbreviation that was easy to understand.
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singkatan
Used for a shortened written form.
Word family
Common derived forms
- menyingkat
- to shorten; abbreviate
- singkat
- short; brief
- singkatnya
- in short; briefly
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