mate in Malay
pasangan
/meɪt/UK[meɪt]
mate in Malay: pasangan, awan, awankan. In English, mate means a fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
Malay words for mate
- of breeding animal: sexual partner
- pasangan
- intransitive: copulate
- awan
- intransitive: pair in order to raise offspring
- awankan
English meaning of mate
- noun A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- noun A breeding partner.
- noun A friend, usually of the same sex.
- noun Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
mate in a sentence
- I'm going to the pub with a few mates.
- Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?
- I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.
Synonyms of mate
mate in other languages
Questions about mate in Malay
- What is the meaning of mate in Malay?
- Mate in Malay is pasangan, awan, awankan.
- Apakah maksud mate dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Mate: pasangan, awan, awankan.
- What does mate mean in English?
- Mate means a fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mate (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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