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mat in Malay

tikar

UK/mæt//mæt/

mat in Malay: tikar. In English, mat means a flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

Malay words for mat

foot wiping device or floor covering
tikar

English meaning of mat

  1. noun A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
  2. noun A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
  3. noun A floor pad to protect athletes.
  4. noun A thickly tangled mess.

Full definition of mat

mat in a sentence

  • Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in.
  • They put mats on the table during mealtimes.
  • The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat.

mat in other languages

Questions about mat in Malay

What is the meaning of mat in Malay?
Mat in Malay is tikar.
Apakah maksud mat dalam bahasa Melayu?
Mat: tikar.
What does mat mean in English?
Mat means a flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mat (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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