word in Malay
kata
UK/wɜːd//wɜɹd/
word in Malay: kata, perkataan, kalimah, berita. In English, word means the smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.).
Malay words for word
- unit of language
- kata, perkataan, kalimah
- something which has been said
- perkataan
- news, tidings
- berita, khabar, kabar
- promise
- janji
- brief discussion
- perbincangan
- the word of God
- sabda, firman
English meaning of word
- noun The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.).
- noun The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes.
- noun The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes.
- noun A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
word in a sentence
- Have you had any word from John yet?
- I've tried for weeks to get word, but I still don't know where she is or if she's all right.
- He sent word that we should strike camp before winter.
Synonyms of word
word in other languages
- word in Hindi
- word in Tamil
- word in Marathi
- word in Urdu
- word in Bengali
- word in Telugu
- word in Malayalam
- word in Kannada
- word in Punjabi
- word in Gujarati
- word in Odia
- word in Sanskrit
- word in Sinhala
- word in Assamese
- word in Nepali
- word in Pashto
- word in Tagalog
- word in Arabic
- word in Indonesian
- word in Persian
- word in Thai
- word in Vietnamese
- word in Myanmar
Questions about word in Malay
- What is the meaning of word in Malay?
- Word in Malay is kata, perkataan, kalimah, berita.
- Apakah maksud word dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Word: kata, perkataan, kalimah, berita.
- What does word mean in English?
- Word means the smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.).
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