Bahasa Melayu

tindas

Bahasa Melayu

English

oppress, suppress, treat cruelly

To tindas means to oppress, suppress, or treat someone cruelly and unfairly.

تيندس

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia tidak mahu menindas pekerjanya.

    He does not want to oppress his workers.

  2. Undang-undang itu melindungi orang yang ditindas.

    That law protects people who are oppressed.

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What does “oppress” mean in Malay?

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tindas

It means to treat someone cruelly or unfairly.

Word family

Common derived forms

tertindas
oppressed; downtrodden
tindasan
oppression

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.