Bahasa Melayu

tenun

Bahasa Melayu

English

weave

To make cloth or fabric by crossing threads together.

تنون

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Nenek menenun kain di rumah setiap pagi.

    Grandmother weaves cloth at home every morning.

  2. Mereka menenun benang menjadi corak yang cantik.

    They weave the thread into a beautiful pattern.

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What does “weave” mean in Malay?

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tenun

Tenun is the action of making fabric by interlacing threads.

Word family

Common derived forms

tenunan
weaving; woven cloth

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.