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work in Malay

kerja

/wɜː(ɹ)k//wɜːk/

work in Malay: kerja, karya, bekerja. In English, work means labour, occupation, job.

Malay words for work

labour, employment, occupation, job
kerja
physics: measure of energy expended in moving an object
kerja
literary, artistic, or intellectual production
karya
intransitive: to do a specific task
bekerja

English meaning of work

  1. noun Labour, occupation, job.
  2. noun The place where one is employed.
  3. noun One's employer.
  4. noun A factory; a works.

Full definition of work

work in a sentence

  • My work involves a lot of travel.
  • He hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at work.
  • I want to go to the reunion concert, but I'm not sure if my work will give me the time off.

Synonyms of work

All synonyms of work

work in other languages

Questions about work in Malay

What is the meaning of work in Malay?
Work in Malay is kerja, karya, bekerja.
Apakah maksud work dalam bahasa Melayu?
Work: kerja, karya, bekerja.
What does work mean in English?
Work means labour, occupation, job.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: work (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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