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roof in Malay

atap

/ɹuːf//ɹuːf/

roof in Malay: atap, bumbung. In English, roof means the external covering at the top of a building.

Malay words for roof

the cover at the top of a building
atap, bumbung

English meaning of roof

  1. noun The external covering at the top of a building.
  2. noun The top external level of a building.
  3. noun The upper part of a cavity.
  4. noun The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.

Full definition of roof

roof in a sentence

  • The roof was blown off by the tornado.
  • Let's go up to the roof.
  • The palate is the roof of the mouth.

Synonyms of roof

roof in other languages

Questions about roof in Malay

What is the meaning of roof in Malay?
Roof in Malay is atap, bumbung.
Apakah maksud roof dalam bahasa Melayu?
Roof: atap, bumbung.
What does roof mean in English?
Roof means the external covering at the top of a building.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: roof (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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