Bahasa Melayu
umpamanya
English
for example, for instance
Used to introduce one or more examples.
أومڤامڽ
Examples
Contoh ayat
Banyak jenis buah ada di pasar, umpamanya mangga dan betik.
There are many kinds of fruit at the market, for example mangoes and papayas.
Kita boleh berjalan kaki, umpamanya ke kedai berhampiran.
We can walk, for instance to the nearby shop.
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umpamanya
Used to introduce examples in a sentence.
Word family
Common derived forms
- mengumpamakan
- to compare; to illustrate
- perumpamaan
- proverb; simile
- seumpama
- such as; for instance
- umpama
- like; as; for example
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