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marriage in Malay

perkahwinan

/ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ//ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/

marriage in Malay: perkahwinan, pernikahan. In English, marriage means the state of being married.

Malay words for marriage

state of being married
perkahwinan, pernikahan

English meaning of marriage

  1. noun The state of being married.
  2. noun A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
  3. noun The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others.
  4. noun The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.

Full definition of marriage

marriage in a sentence

  • You should enter marriage for love.
  • My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.
  • Pat and Leslie's marriage to each other lasted forty years.

Synonyms of marriage

All synonyms of marriage

marriage in other languages

Questions about marriage in Malay

What is the meaning of marriage in Malay?
Marriage in Malay is perkahwinan, pernikahan.
Apakah maksud marriage dalam bahasa Melayu?
Marriage: perkahwinan, pernikahan.
What does marriage mean in English?
Marriage means the state of being married.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: marriage (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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