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book in Malay

buku

/bʊk/

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British/bɵk/

book in Malay: buku, kitab, pustaka, tempah. In English, book means a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

Malay words for book

collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material
buku, kitab, pustaka
to reserve
tempah

English meaning of book

  1. noun A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
  2. noun A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
  3. noun A major division of a long work.
  4. noun A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

Full definition of book

book in a sentence

  • She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
  • He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
  • I have three copies of his first book.

Synonyms of book

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book in other languages

Questions about book in Malay

What is the meaning of book in Malay?
Book in Malay is buku, kitab, pustaka, tempah.
Apakah maksud book dalam bahasa Melayu?
Book: buku, kitab, pustaka, tempah.
What does book mean in English?
Book means a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: book (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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