fan in Malay
kipas
/fæn/
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fan in Malay: kipas, kipas angin, elektrik, peminat. In English, fan means a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
Malay words for fan
- hand-held device
- kipas
- electrical device
- kipas angin, elektrik
- admirer
- peminat, penggemar
English meaning of fan
- noun A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
- noun An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
- noun The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
- noun Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
fan in a sentence
- He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.
- We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
- I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.
Synonyms of fan
fan in other languages
Questions about fan in Malay
- What is the meaning of fan in Malay?
- Fan in Malay is kipas, kipas angin, elektrik, peminat.
- Apakah maksud fan dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Fan: kipas, kipas angin, elektrik, peminat.
- What does fan mean in English?
- Fan means a hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fan (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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