black in Malay
hitam
/blæk/
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British/blak/
black in Malay: hitam, aswad, lotong, lutung. In English, black means absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
Malay words for black
- absorbing all light
- hitam, aswad, lotong, lutung, lutong
- without light
- gelap
- bad; evil
- gelap
- relating to people with dark skin — see also dark-skinned alt=To be cleaned up A user suggests that this Translingual entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “e.g. Dutch: neger (nl) m, negerin (nl) f and German: Schwarzer (de) m, Schwarze (de) f aren't translations of the adjective, but of the noun for which see below.” Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.
- hitam
- colour/color
- hitam, aswad, lotong, lutung, lutong
English meaning of black
- adjective Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- adjective Without light.
- adjective Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.).
- adjective Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
black in a sentence
- The items around him were black in colour.
- black drinking fountain; black hospital
- I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
Synonyms of black
black in other languages
- black in Hindi
- black in Tamil
- black in Marathi
- black in Urdu
- black in Bengali
- black in Telugu
- black in Malayalam
- black in Kannada
- black in Punjabi
- black in Gujarati
- black in Odia
- black in Sanskrit
- black in Sinhala
- black in Assamese
- black in Nepali
- black in Pashto
- black in Tagalog
- black in Arabic
- black in Indonesian
- black in Persian
- black in Thai
- black in Vietnamese
- black in Myanmar
Questions about black in Malay
- What is the meaning of black in Malay?
- Black in Malay is hitam, aswad, lotong, lutung.
- Apakah maksud black dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Black: hitam, aswad, lotong, lutung.
- What does black mean in English?
- Black means absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: black (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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