Bahasa Melayu

terpaku

Bahasa Melayu

English

nailed, pinned, fixed in place

It describes something that has been fastened or held firmly with a nail or pin.

ترڤقاو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kertas itu terpaku pada papan kenyataan.

    The paper was pinned to the notice board.

  2. Pandangannya terpaku pada pintu yang terbuka.

    His gaze was fixed on the open door.

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What does “fixed in place” mean in Malay?

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terpaku

Use terpaku for something firmly fixed or held.

Word family

Common derived forms

berpaku
nailed; pinned; fixed with a nail
memaku
to nail; to fix with a nail
memakukan
to nail down; to fasten by nailing

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.