boat in Malay
perahu
UK/bəʊ̯t//boʊ̯t/
boat in Malay: perahu. In English, boat means a small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
Malay words for boat
- water craft — see also watercraft, vessel, ship
- perahu
English meaning of boat
- noun A small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
- noun A submarine.
- noun A large, ocean-going ship.
- noun A shallow jug used to serve sauces or other liquid foods.
boat in a sentence
- We can't get everything in the boat. We'll leave this stuff behind.
- a stone boat; a gravy boat
- Near-synonyms: land yacht, sled
Synonyms of boat
boat in other languages
- boat in Hindi
- boat in Tamil
- boat in Marathi
- boat in Urdu
- boat in Bengali
- boat in Telugu
- boat in Malayalam
- boat in Kannada
- boat in Punjabi
- boat in Gujarati
- boat in Odia
- boat in Sanskrit
- boat in Sinhala
- boat in Assamese
- boat in Nepali
- boat in Pashto
- boat in Tagalog
- boat in Arabic
- boat in Indonesian
- boat in Persian
- boat in Thai
- boat in Vietnamese
- boat in Myanmar
Questions about boat in Malay
- What is the meaning of boat in Malay?
- Boat in Malay is perahu.
- Apakah maksud boat dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Boat: perahu.
- What does boat mean in English?
- Boat means a small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
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