Bahasa Melayu

tersekat

Bahasa Melayu

English

disconnected, disjointed

Tersekat-sekat describes speech, movement, or sound that is broken up and not smooth.

ترسكت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Suara pembaca berita itu tersekat-sekat kerana dia sedang menangis.

    The newsreader's voice was broken up because she was crying.

  2. Dia bercakap tersekat-sekat apabila terlalu gugup.

    He spoke in a disjointed way when he was too nervous.

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tersekat-sekat

It is often used for speech that is not smooth or continuous.

Word family

Common derived forms

sekat
to block; to obstruct
sekatan
blockage; partition
sesekat
screen; baffle; damper

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.