Bahasa Melayu

upaya

Bahasa Melayu

English

effort, endeavour, means

An attempt or action taken to achieve something.

اوڤاي

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia berusaha dengan upaya sendiri untuk menamatkan projek itu.

    He worked hard with his own effort to finish the project.

  2. Pelbagai upaya dibuat untuk menjaga kebersihan sekolah.

    Various efforts were made to keep the school clean.

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What does “effort” mean in Malay?

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upaya

It refers to an attempt or action to achieve something.

Word family

Common derived forms

berupaya
cope; manage successfully; capable
keupayaan
capability; ability; potential; capacity
mengupayakan
to find ways and mean; to enable

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.