Bahasa Melayu

tiarap

Bahasa Melayu

English

to lie face down, to lie prone

To lie with the front of the body facing downward.

تياراڤ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia tiarap di lantai untuk melihat di bawah katil.

    He lay face down on the floor to look under the bed.

  2. Kanak-kanak itu tiarap di atas rumput.

    The child lay face down on the grass.

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What does “lie face down” mean in Malay?

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tiarap

It means to lie with the front of the body facing downward.

Word family

Common derived forms

meniarapkan
to turn something upside down; to grovel
tertiarap
prone; lying flat on one's front

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.