Bahasa Melayu

tanya

Bahasa Melayu

English

bewildered, amazed, in wonder

Feeling confused or amazed and not sure what to think.

تاڽ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia hanya tanya melihat wajah orang ramai di situ.

    He looked bewildered seeing the faces of many people there.

  2. Anak itu tanya selepas mendengar cerita yang pelik.

    The child was amazed after hearing the strange story.

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tanya

This is the adjectival sense found in forms like tertanya-tanya.

Word family

Common derived forms

bertanyakan
to ask about
menanya
to ask
menanyakan
to ask about

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.