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punctuation in Malay

tanda baca

/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/

punctuation in Malay: tanda baca. In English, punctuation means a set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).

Malay words for punctuation

set of symbols
tanda baca

English meaning of punctuation

  1. noun A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
  2. noun Nikud.
  3. noun An act of punctuating.

Full definition of punctuation

punctuation in a sentence

  • Different languages have different rules for punctuation.

punctuation in other languages

Questions about punctuation in Malay

What is the meaning of punctuation in Malay?
Punctuation in Malay is tanda baca.
Apakah maksud punctuation dalam bahasa Melayu?
Punctuation: tanda baca.
What does punctuation mean in English?
Punctuation means a set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: punctuation (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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