Bahasa Melayu

susastera

Bahasa Melayu

English

literature

Creative writing and literary works in a language.

سوسستيرا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Susastera Melayu mempunyai banyak cerita rakyat.

    Malay literature has many folktales.

  2. Dia memilih susastera sebagai bidang pengajian.

    She chose literature as her field of study.

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What does “literature” mean in Malay?

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susastera

It refers to literary works and creative writing.

Word family

Common derived forms

kesusasteraan
literature; literary works

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.