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sukun in Malay

baris mati

/suˈkun/

sukun in Malay: baris mati, tanda mati, sukun. In English, sukun means a diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.

Malay words for sukun

Diacritic used to mark the absence of a vowel
baris mati, tanda mati, sukun

English meaning of sukun

  1. noun A diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.

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  • Near-synonyms: virama, halant

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Questions about sukun in Malay

What is the meaning of sukun in Malay?
Sukun in Malay is baris mati, tanda mati, sukun.
Apakah maksud sukun dalam bahasa Melayu?
Sukun: baris mati, tanda mati, sukun.
What does sukun mean in English?
Sukun means a diacritic (ـْ) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sukun (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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