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widow in Malay

janda

UK/ˈwɪd.əʊ//ˈwɪd.oʊ/

widow in Malay: janda, balu. In English, widow means a woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.

Malay words for widow

woman whose spouse has died
janda, balu

English meaning of widow

  1. noun A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
  2. noun Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
  3. noun A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.
  4. noun An additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.

Full definition of widow

widow in a sentence

  • My aunt is a football widow in the fall and a basketball widow in the winter and early spring.

Synonyms of widow

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Questions about widow in Malay

What is the meaning of widow in Malay?
Widow in Malay is janda, balu.
Apakah maksud widow dalam bahasa Melayu?
Widow: janda, balu.
What does widow mean in English?
Widow means a woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: widow (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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