Bahasa Melayu

undang

Bahasa Melayu

English

law, ordinance

In expressions such as undang-undang, undang refers to law or an ordinance.

اوندڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka mematuhi undang yang ditetapkan oleh pihak berkuasa.

    They obey the law set by the authorities.

  2. Sekolah itu menerangkan undang yang perlu dipatuhi oleh murid.

    The school explained the rules that students must follow.

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undang

Used in undang-undang for law or ordinance.

Word family

Common derived forms

mengundang
to invite
perundangan
legislation
undangan
invitation

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.