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alphabet in Malay

abjad

UK/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/

alphabet in Malay: abjad, huruf, aksara. In English, alphabet means the set of letters used when writing in a language.

Malay words for alphabet

an ordered set of letters used in a language
abjad, huruf, aksara

English meaning of alphabet

  1. noun The set of letters used when writing in a language.
  2. noun A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.).
  3. noun A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.).
  4. noun A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.

Full definition of alphabet

alphabet in a sentence

  • The Greek alphabet has only twenty-four letters.
  • In the first year of school, pupils are taught to recite the alphabet.
  • Let L be a regular language over the alphabet #92;Sigma.

Synonyms of alphabet

alphabet in other languages

Questions about alphabet in Malay

What is the meaning of alphabet in Malay?
Alphabet in Malay is abjad, huruf, aksara.
Apakah maksud alphabet dalam bahasa Melayu?
Alphabet: abjad, huruf, aksara.
What does alphabet mean in English?
Alphabet means the set of letters used when writing in a language.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alphabet (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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