Word.ws English Dictionary

shepherd in Malay

gembala

UK/ˈʃɛpəd//ˈʃɛpəɹd/

shepherd in Malay: gembala, penggembala. In English, shepherd means a person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

Malay words for shepherd

a person who tends sheep
gembala, penggembala

English meaning of shepherd

  1. noun A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
  2. noun A male sheep tender.
  3. noun Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
  4. noun A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader.

Full definition of shepherd

Synonyms of shepherd

shepherd in other languages

Questions about shepherd in Malay

What is the meaning of shepherd in Malay?
Shepherd in Malay is gembala, penggembala.
Apakah maksud shepherd dalam bahasa Melayu?
Shepherd: gembala, penggembala.
What does shepherd mean in English?
Shepherd means a person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: shepherd (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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-shepherd.ogg.

Cite this page: “shepherd meaning in Malay.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/malay/shepherd. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.