Word.ws English Dictionary

lottery in Malay

loteri

/ˈlɒtəɹi//ˈlɑtɚi/

lottery in Malay: loteri. In English, lottery means a scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

Malay words for lottery

scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance
loteri

English meaning of lottery

  1. noun A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
  2. noun Something decided by chance.
  3. noun Allotment; a thing allotted.

Full definition of lottery

lottery in a sentence

  • Dave plays the lottery almost every week, but always picks different numbers.
  • It's a bit of a lottery whether we'll get a good table in that diner.

lottery in other languages

Questions about lottery in Malay

What is the meaning of lottery in Malay?
Lottery in Malay is loteri.
Apakah maksud lottery dalam bahasa Melayu?
Lottery: loteri.
What does lottery mean in English?
Lottery means a scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: lottery (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: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-lottery.wav, en-us-lottery.oga.

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