Bahasa Melayu

terkengkang

Bahasa Melayu

English

with knees apart, walking with knees apart, awkwardly spread-legged

Describing a way of walking or standing with the knees apart.

تركڠكڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia berjalan terkengkang kerana seluarnya ketat.

    He walked with his knees apart because his trousers were tight.

  2. Kanak-kanak itu berdiri terkengkang selepas bermain terlalu lama.

    The child stood with knees apart after playing for too long.

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terkengkang

Describes a spread-legged posture or walk.

Word family

Common derived forms

kengkang
to walk with feet wide apart
mengengkang
to walk with legs apart

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.