Bahasa Melayu
upas
English
poison
A poisonous substance made from the ipuh tree.
أوڤاس
Examples
Contoh ayat
Orang kampung dahulu takut akan upas yang sangat berbahaya.
Villagers in the past were afraid of the very dangerous poison.
Pemburu itu tidak lagi menggunakan upas.
The hunter no longer used the poison.
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What does “poison” mean in Malay?
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upas
It refers to a poisonous substance from the ipuh tree.
Word family
Common derived forms
- mengupas
- to peel off; to analyse; to clarify
- mengupaskan
- to peel off for
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