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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

  1. noun The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
  2. noun Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

Full definition of profanity

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.

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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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