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fairy tale in Malay

dongeng

/ˈfeəɹi ˌteɪl/US/ˈfɛɹi ˌteɪl/

fairy tale in Malay: dongeng. In English, fairy tale means a folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

Malay words for fairy tale

folktale
dongeng

English meaning of fairy tale

  1. noun A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.
  2. noun The literary genre of these stories.
  3. noun A fabricated or misleading account meant to deceive, such as an exaggerated excuse.
  4. noun A delightful and ideal situation of a kind attained by very few.

Full definition of fairy tale

fairy tale in a sentence

  • I used to love reading fairy tales when I was a child.
  • He's telling us another fairy tale about how great the software will be.
  • I've been living in a fairy tale since I met Joe.

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Questions about fairy tale in Malay

What is the meaning of fairy tale in Malay?
Fairy tale in Malay is dongeng.
Apakah maksud fairy tale dalam bahasa Melayu?
Fairy tale: dongeng.
What does fairy tale mean in English?
Fairy tale means a folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fairy tale (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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