-er in Malay
orang
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-er in Malay: orang. In English, -er means a person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Malay words for -er
- (used form a demonym) resident or inhabitant of...
- orang
English meaning of -er
- suffix A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
- suffix A person or thing to which the root verb is done or can be done satisfactorily.
- suffix A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.
- suffix A person or thing to which a certain number or measurement applies.
-er in a sentence
- compute + -er → computer
- toast + -er → toaster
- swim + -er → swimmer
Synonyms of -er
-er in other languages
Questions about -er in Malay
- What is the meaning of -er in Malay?
- -er in Malay is orang.
- Apakah maksud -er dalam bahasa Melayu?
- -er: orang.
- What does -er mean in English?
- -er means a person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: -er (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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