ghost in Malay
hantu
UK/ɡəʊst//ɡoʊst/
ghost in Malay: hantu, palau. In English, ghost means a disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
Malay words for ghost
- spirit appearing after death
- hantu
- (transitive) to stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation
- palau
English meaning of ghost
- noun A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- noun A spirit; a human soul.
- noun Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- noun A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
ghost in a sentence
- Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.
- He believes in ghosts.
- not a ghost of a chance
Synonyms of ghost
ghost in other languages
Questions about ghost in Malay
- What is the meaning of ghost in Malay?
- Ghost in Malay is hantu, palau.
- Apakah maksud ghost dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Ghost: hantu, palau.
- What does ghost mean in English?
- Ghost means a disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ghost (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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