alms in Malay
sedekah
UK/ɑːmz//ɑmz/
alms in Malay: sedekah. In English, alms means something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
Malay words for alms
- something given to the poor as charity
- sedekah
English meaning of alms
- noun Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
alms in a sentence
- She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.
- Alms are distributed from the weekly collection.
alms in other languages
Questions about alms in Malay
- What is the meaning of alms in Malay?
- Alms in Malay is sedekah.
- Apakah maksud alms dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Alms: sedekah.
- What does alms mean in English?
- Alms means something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: alms (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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