by in Malay
dengan
/baɪ/
by in Malay: dengan, oleh, di sebelah, menjelang. In English, by means near or next to.
Malay words for by
- indicates a means
- dengan
- near, or next to
- di sebelah
- not later than
- menjelang
- indicates the agent of a passive verb
- oleh
- indicates creator of a work
- oleh
- indicating means of classification or organisation
- mengikut
- indicates steady progression
- demi, per
- along a path
- di sepanjang
English meaning of by
- preposition Near or next to.
- preposition From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
- preposition Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval); before.
- preposition After a given amount of time has elapsed or a given event has occurred.
by in a sentence
- The mailbox is by the bus stop.
- The stream runs by our back door.
- He ran straight by me.
by in other languages
Questions about by in Malay
- What is the meaning of by in Malay?
- By in Malay is dengan, oleh, di sebelah, menjelang.
- Apakah maksud by dalam bahasa Melayu?
- By: dengan, oleh, di sebelah, menjelang.
- What does by mean in English?
- By means near or next to.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: by (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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