Bahasa Melayu

suntuk

Bahasa Melayu

English

puzzled, stumped, bewildered

Unable to think of a way out, or confused about what to do.

سونتوق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia suntuk akal apabila mesin itu rosak.

    He was stumped when the machine broke down.

  2. Mereka jadi suntuk akal selepas mendengar soalan itu.

    They were puzzled after hearing that question.

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suntuk

Used in the phrase suntuk akal.

Word family

Common derived forms

kesuntukan
a situation which is too late; a lack of time, money, etc.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.