dowry in Malay
hantaran kahwin
/ˈdaʊəɹi/
dowry in Malay: hantaran kahwin. In English, dowry means payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
Malay words for dowry
- property or payment given at time of marriage
- hantaran kahwin
English meaning of dowry
- noun Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
- noun Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.
- noun Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.
- noun A natural gift or talent.
Synonyms of dowry
dowry in other languages
- dowry in Hindi
- dowry in Tamil
- dowry in Marathi
- dowry in Urdu
- dowry in Bengali
- dowry in Telugu
- dowry in Malayalam
- dowry in Kannada
- dowry in Punjabi
- dowry in Gujarati
- dowry in Sanskrit
- dowry in Nepali
- dowry in Tagalog
- dowry in Arabic
- dowry in Indonesian
- dowry in Persian
- dowry in Thai
- dowry in Vietnamese
- dowry in Myanmar
Questions about dowry in Malay
- What is the meaning of dowry in Malay?
- Dowry in Malay is hantaran kahwin.
- Apakah maksud dowry dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Dowry: hantaran kahwin.
- What does dowry mean in English?
- Dowry means payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
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