Bahasa Melayu
sira
English
syrup, sugar syrup
Sweet liquid made from sugar and water, or used as a coating for sweets.
سيرا
Examples
Contoh ayat
Ibu menuang sira pada kuih yang baru siap.
Mother poured syrup over the freshly made cake.
Buah itu direbus dalam sira sebelum disejukkan.
The fruit was boiled in syrup before being cooled.
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sira
Used for sweet syrup or syrup coating on cakes and sweets.
Word family
Common derived forms
- bersira
- to be coated in syrup
- menyira
- to coat with syrup
- menyirakan
- to smear syrup onto something
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