thorn in Malay
duri
/θɔːn//θoɹn/
thorn in Malay: duri. In English, thorn means a modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
Malay words for thorn
- sharp protective structure of a plant
- duri
English meaning of thorn
- noun A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
- noun Any thorn-like structure on plants, such as the spine and the prickle.
- noun Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
- noun That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
thorn in a sentence
- See also Etymology of ye (definite article).
thorn in other languages
- thorn in Hindi
- thorn in Tamil
- thorn in Marathi
- thorn in Urdu
- thorn in Bengali
- thorn in Telugu
- thorn in Malayalam
- thorn in Kannada
- thorn in Punjabi
- thorn in Gujarati
- thorn in Odia
- thorn in Sanskrit
- thorn in Sinhala
- thorn in Assamese
- thorn in Pashto
- thorn in Tagalog
- thorn in Arabic
- thorn in Indonesian
- thorn in Persian
- thorn in Thai
- thorn in Vietnamese
- thorn in Myanmar
Questions about thorn in Malay
- What is the meaning of thorn in Malay?
- Thorn in Malay is duri.
- Apakah maksud thorn dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Thorn: duri.
- What does thorn mean in English?
- Thorn means a modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
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