Bahasa Melayu

terpalit

Bahasa Melayu

English

smeared, smudged, involved

Terpalit means something is smeared, or someone is involved in a situation.

ترڤاليت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Baju itu terpalit lumpur selepas hujan.

    That shirt was smeared with mud after the rain.

  2. Dia terpalit dalam masalah itu tanpa sengaja.

    He became involved in that problem by accident.

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terpalit

It can also mean involved in something.

Word family

Common derived forms

memalit
to smear; to smudge; to pinch
memalitkan
to smear on to
palit
make-up; lipstick; smeared

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.