Bahasa Melayu

syaf

Bahasa Melayu

English

shaft

A narrow, vertical passage, especially one made for mining or engineering work.

شاف

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pekerja turun melalui syaf ke kawasan bawah tanah.

    The workers went down through the shaft to the underground area.

  2. Syaf itu cukup tinggi dan sempit.

    The shaft was quite tall and narrow.

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syaf

Core sense: a narrow vertical passage.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.