Word.ws English Dictionary

bride price in Malay

hantaran

/ˈbɹaɪd pɹaɪs/

bride price in Malay: hantaran. In English, bride price means in some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride.

Malay words for bride price

sum paid to the family of the bride
hantaran

English meaning of bride price

  1. noun In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride.

Full definition of bride price

Synonyms of bride price

bride price in other languages

Questions about bride price in Malay

What is the meaning of bride price in Malay?
Bride price in Malay is hantaran.
Apakah maksud bride price dalam bahasa Melayu?
Bride price: hantaran.
What does bride price mean in English?
Bride price means in some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: bride price (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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bride price.wav.

Cite this page: “bride price meaning in Malay.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/malay/bride_price. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.