Word.ws English Dictionary

nimble in Malay

tangkas

/ˈnɪmbəl/

nimble in Malay: tangkas. In English, nimble means adept at taking or grasping.

Malay words for nimble

quick and light in movement or action
tangkas

English meaning of nimble

  1. adjective Adept at taking or grasping.
  2. adjective Quick and light in movement or action.
  3. adjective Quickwitted and alert.
  4. verb To move nimbly.

Full definition of nimble

nimble in a sentence

  • He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
  • He has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.

nimble in other languages

Questions about nimble in Malay

What is the meaning of nimble in Malay?
Nimble in Malay is tangkas.
Apakah maksud nimble dalam bahasa Melayu?
Nimble: tangkas.
What does nimble mean in English?
Nimble means adept at taking or grasping.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: nimble (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)-I learned some phrases-nimble.wav.

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