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shelf in Malay

rak

/ʃɛlf/

shelf in Malay: rak. In English, shelf means a flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

Malay words for shelf

structure
rak

English meaning of shelf

  1. noun A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
  2. noun The capacity of such an object.
  3. noun A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  4. noun The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.

Full definition of shelf

shelf in a sentence

  • We keep the old newspapers on the bottom shelf of the cupboard, and our photos on the top shelf.

Synonyms of shelf

shelf in other languages

Questions about shelf in Malay

What is the meaning of shelf in Malay?
Shelf in Malay is rak.
Apakah maksud shelf dalam bahasa Melayu?
Shelf: rak.
What does shelf mean in English?
Shelf means a flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shelf (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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