Bahasa Melayu

singkatan

Bahasa Melayu

English

abbreviation, abridgement, short form

a shortened form of a word, phrase, or text.

سيڠكتن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Nama persatuan itu ditulis dalam singkatan.

    The association’s name is written in abbreviated form.

  2. 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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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.