All wordsjauhmenjauhiPlay pronunciation.menjauhiL3Less commonMeanings1to distance oneself fromVerbFormal2to avoid; to stay away fromVerb3to osctracize; to keep away fromVerbExamplesPlay pronunciation.Pendaki itu menjauhi tebing curam untuk mengelakkan bahaya.B2The hiker kept away from the steep cliff to avoid danger.Play pronunciation.Lelaki itu semakin menjauhi kumpulan itu selepas pertengkaran kecil.B2The man gradually distanced himself from the group after a small argument.Word familySurfacemen-jauh-i→menjauhiPatternmeN-root-imeN- is realized here as men-.Other family formssejauhse-as far as; up to a distance ofjauhi-ito keep away from; to distance oneself fromjauhkan-kanto keep something/someone away; to put at a distancedijauhidi-root-ito be kept away from; distanced fromdijauhkandi-root-kanto be kept away; to be distancedmenjauhkanmeN-root-kanto keep away; to move something or someone farther from a place or personberjauhanber-root-anto be far apart; to be separated by a distance