Malay dictionary

pendek

rank #1,664

having little length or height

Meanings

  1. 1
    having little length or height
  2. 2
    lasting a small amount of time; brief
  3. 3
    concise or lacking detail in communication

Examples

  • Seluar ini terlalu pendek untuk saya pakai ke pejabat.

    These trousers are too short for me to wear to the office.

  • Pensel ini sudah sangat pendek dan susah untuk digunakan.

    This pencil is already very short and difficult to use.

  • Waktu rehat kami sangat pendek hari ini.

    Our break time was very short today.

  • Dia menghantar pesanan pendek untuk memberitahu bahawa dia akan lewat.

    He sent a short message to say that he would be late.

  • Adik saya lebih suka memakai baju berlengan pendek ketika cuaca panas.

    My younger sibling prefers to wear short-sleeved shirts during hot weather.

  • Sila berikan laporan yang pendek dan padat tentang projek itu.

    Please provide a short and concise report about the project.

Word network

FamilySynonymsAntonyms
pendekhaving little length or heightpendeknyain short; in summary; …kependekanshortness; brevityterpendekshortest (superlative …dipendekkanto be made shorter in …pendekkanto shorten or reduce t…memendekkanto make something shor…memendekto become shorter in l…pemendekanshorteningpendek-pendekshort (of multiple ite…singkatshort timerendahlow; not high in heigh…panjanglong in physical dista…tinggitall; high

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Word family

  • pendekpendeknyain short; in summary; briefly
  • pendekkependekanshortness; brevity
  • pendekterpendekshortest (superlative of short in length or height)
  • pendekdipendekkanto be made shorter in physical length
  • pendekpendekkanto shorten or reduce the length of something physical
  • pendekmemendekkanto make something shorter in physical length
  • pendekmemendekto become shorter in length or duration
  • pem-+pendek+-anpemendekanshortening
  • pendekpendek-pendekshort (of multiple items or referring to plurality)

Synonymssingkat, rendah

Antonymspanjang, tinggi

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