Word.ws English Dictionary

east in Malay

timur

/iːst/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

British/ɪjst/

east in Malay: timur. In English, east means the direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.

Malay words for east

compass point
timur
in or towards the east
timur
meteorology: easterly
timur
of or pertaining to the east
timur
from the East
timur

English meaning of east

  1. noun The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
  2. noun The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
  3. noun In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
  4. adjective Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.

Full definition of east

east in a sentence

  • Portsmouth is to the east of Southampton.
  • We live in the east of the country.
  • The sun rises in the east.

Synonyms of east

All synonyms of east

east in other languages

Questions about east in Malay

What is the meaning of east in Malay?
East in Malay is timur.
Apakah maksud east dalam bahasa Melayu?
East: timur.
What does east mean in English?
East means the direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: east (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: en-us-east.ogg, En-uk-east.ogg.

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