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carpenter in Malay

tukang kayu

/ˈkɑː.pən.tə/US/ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/

carpenter in Malay: tukang kayu. In English, carpenter means a person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

Malay words for carpenter

one who practices carpentry
tukang kayu

English meaning of carpenter

  1. noun A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
  2. noun A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
  3. noun A two-wheeled carriage.
  4. noun A carpenter bee.

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Questions about carpenter in Malay

What is the meaning of carpenter in Malay?
Carpenter in Malay is tukang kayu.
Apakah maksud carpenter dalam bahasa Melayu?
Carpenter: tukang kayu.
What does carpenter mean in English?
Carpenter means a person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.

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