Bahasa Melayu

tembak

Bahasa Melayu

English

shooting, gunfight, exchange of shots

An act of shooting at one another or the shots fired in such an incident.

تيمبق

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Tembak-menembak berlaku berhampiran sempadan.

    A shootout happened near the border.

  2. Orang ramai diminta menjauh semasa tembak-menembak itu.

    People were asked to stay away during the shootout.

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What does “shootout” mean in Malay?

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tembak-menembak

Refers to an exchange of shots.

Word family

Common derived forms

tembakan
a shot; shooting
tertembak
shot accidentally

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.