Bahasa Melayu

songsang

Bahasa Melayu

English

upside down, inverted, reversed, opposite

Songsang means turned the wrong way round, inverted, or opposite in position or order.

سوڠسڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kotak itu jatuh dan menjadi songsang.

    The box fell and ended up upside down.

  2. Susunan nombor itu kelihatan songsang.

    The order of the numbers looked reversed.

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What does “upside down” mean in Malay?

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songsang

It can also mean inverted or reversed.

Word family

Common derived forms

menyongsangkan
to invert something or turn it upside down.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.