Bahasa Melayu
tetak
English
to chop, to slash, to hack
Tetak means to cut something with a chopping or slashing motion.
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Examples
Contoh ayat
Petani itu tetak dahan kering dengan parang.
The farmer chopped the dry branch with a machete.
Mereka tetak rumput di tepi jalan sebelum hujan.
They hacked the grass by the roadside before the rain.
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What does “to chop” mean in Malay?
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tetak
It refers to cutting with a chopping or slashing motion.
Word family
Common derived forms
- tetakan
- the act of chopping or slashing
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