Bahasa Melayu

tambung

Bahasa Melayu

English

immodest, indecent, unseemly

Tambung describes behaviour or dress that is not modest or proper.

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Examples

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  1. Pakaiannya terlalu tambung untuk majlis itu.

    Her clothes were too immodest for the event.

  2. Dia menegur rakannya kerana bersikap tambung di tempat awam.

    He scolded his friend for acting indecently in public.

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tambung

Tambung refers to behaviour or dress that is not modest.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.