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germ in Malay

kuman

UK/d͡ʒɜːm//d͡ʒɝm/

germ in Malay: kuman. In English, germ means the embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

Malay words for germ

pathogenic microorganism
kuman

English meaning of germ

  1. noun The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
  2. noun The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud.
  3. noun A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
  4. noun The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.

Full definition of germ

germ in a sentence

  • surgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth
  • the germ of civil liberty

germ in other languages

Questions about germ in Malay

What is the meaning of germ in Malay?
Germ in Malay is kuman.
Apakah maksud germ dalam bahasa Melayu?
Germ: kuman.
What does germ mean in English?
Germ means the embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: germ (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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