Bahasa Melayu

surat

Bahasa Melayu

English

correspondence, letter writing, communication by letter

The act or process of communicating by letters.

سورت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka masih berhubung melalui surat-menyurat walaupun tinggal jauh.

    They still stay in touch through correspondence even though they live far apart.

  2. Surat-menyurat rasmi itu disimpan dengan teratur.

    The official letters were kept neatly in order.

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What does “correspondence” mean in Malay?

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surat-menyurat

It means communication by letters.

Word family

Common derived forms

persuratan
writing; literature; the world of letters
tersurat
written down; stated in writing

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.