profanity in Malay
makian
/pɹəˈfænɪti/US/pɹəˈfænɪti/
profanity in Malay: makian. In English, profanity means the quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
Malay words for profanity
- obscene, lewd or abusive language
- makian
English meaning of profanity
- noun The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
- noun Obscene, lewd or abusive language.
profanity in a sentence
- He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.
Synonyms of profanity
profanity in other languages
Questions about profanity in Malay
- What is the meaning of profanity in Malay?
- Profanity in Malay is makian.
- Apakah maksud profanity dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Profanity: makian.
- What does profanity mean in English?
- Profanity means the quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: profanity (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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