decapitation in Malay
pemenggalan kepala
/dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən//ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/
decapitation in Malay: pemenggalan kepala. In English, decapitation means beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
Malay words for decapitation
- beheading
- pemenggalan kepala
English meaning of decapitation
- noun Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
- noun The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.
- noun The unseating of a senior politician.
decapitation in a sentence
- If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death.
- A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.
- The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.
Synonyms of decapitation
decapitation in other languages
Questions about decapitation in Malay
- What is the meaning of decapitation in Malay?
- Decapitation in Malay is pemenggalan kepala.
- Apakah maksud decapitation dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Decapitation: pemenggalan kepala.
- What does decapitation mean in English?
- Decapitation means beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decapitation (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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