tan in Malay
samak
[tɛən]/tæn/
tan in Malay: samak. In English, tan means a light, brown-like colour.
Malay words for tan
- to turn animal hide into leather
- samak
English meaning of tan
- noun A light, brown-like colour.
- noun A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- noun The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- noun Synonym of wall ball.
tan in a sentence
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- I'm hoping to get a tan this weekend at the beach.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
Synonyms of tan
tan in other languages
Questions about tan in Malay
- What is the meaning of tan in Malay?
- Tan in Malay is samak.
- Apakah maksud tan dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Tan: samak.
- What does tan mean in English?
- Tan means a light, brown-like colour.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tan (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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