Bahasa Melayu

ubat

Bahasa Melayu

English

medicine, drug, remedy, ointment

A substance or treatment used to cure illness, ease pain, or help healing.

اوبت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ibunya memberi ubat supaya demamnya cepat reda.

    His mother gave him medicine so his fever would go down quickly.

  2. Doktor menasihatinya supaya makan ubat ikut masa yang ditetapkan.

    The doctor advised him to take the medicine at the set times.

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What does “medicine” mean in Malay?

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ubat

This is the common Malay word for medicine or remedy.

Word family

Common derived forms

berubat
to have treatment; to apply medicine
mengubati
to treat medically; to heal; to medicate
pengubat
medicine; remedy
pengubatan
medical treatment

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.