Bahasa Melayu
suap
English
feed each other, serve each other
To give food to one another, usually in a mutual or shared way.
سواڤ
Examples
Contoh ayat
Mereka suap-suapan kuih semasa majlis itu.
They fed each other cake during the event.
Ibu dan ayah suap-suapan anak kecil itu dengan perlahan.
The mother and father fed the small child to each other in turns, slowly.
Quick check
What does “feed each other” mean in Malay?
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bersuap-suapan
Use this for mutual feeding, not for a one-way action.
Word family
Common derived forms
- menyuap
- to feed with the hand; to spoon-feed; to bribe
- menyuapkan
- to feed somebody; to spoon-feed somebody
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