prefix in Malay
awalan
/ˈpɹiːfɪks/
prefix in Malay: awalan. In English, prefix means a morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
Malay words for prefix
- morpheme at the beginning of a word
- awalan
English meaning of prefix
- noun A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
- noun A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.).
- noun A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
- noun An initial segment of a string of characters.
prefix in a sentence
- in the UK, a number with an 0800 prefix is a toll-free number.
- Add the prefix +34 to dial a Spanish number from abroad
- The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".
Synonyms of prefix
prefix in other languages
- prefix in Hindi
- prefix in Tamil
- prefix in Marathi
- prefix in Urdu
- prefix in Bengali
- prefix in Telugu
- prefix in Malayalam
- prefix in Kannada
- prefix in Punjabi
- prefix in Gujarati
- prefix in Odia
- prefix in Sanskrit
- prefix in Nepali
- prefix in Pashto
- prefix in Tagalog
- prefix in Arabic
- prefix in Indonesian
- prefix in Thai
- prefix in Vietnamese
- prefix in Myanmar
Questions about prefix in Malay
- What is the meaning of prefix in Malay?
- Prefix in Malay is awalan.
- Apakah maksud prefix dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Prefix: awalan.
- What does prefix mean in English?
- Prefix means a morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prefix (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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