Malay noun classifier

English translation: [too many to list down]

22:12 Apr 20, 2004
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Malay term or phrase: Malay noun classifier
Asides from batang, helai, biji, orang and ekor, what are the different noun classifiers for Malay/Indonesian?
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English translation:[too many to list down]
Explanation:
There are just too many. Students refer to a whole book on this. Below are just some of the websites you can visit. To do a search, type 'penjodoh bilangan'.

This is a page that gives you a lesson on 'penjodoh bilangan' and it's written in English: http://pgoh.free.fr/l60penjodoh.php
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Ramona Ali
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5bentuk, buah, bilah, cucuk, deret, kaki, kawan, naskah
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bentuk, buah, bilah, cucuk, deret, kaki, kawan, naskah


Explanation:
There are just too many to list them all down. Appended below are the more common ones:

bentuk - benda yang kecil yang melengkung - Cth: cincin, mata kail

buah - benda yang tidak tentu bentuknya, tempat & kenderaan - Cth: kereta, rumah

bilah - benda yang runcing dan tajam - Cth: kapak, pisau

cucuk - benda yang dicucuk - Cth: daging bakar, sate

deret - benda yang panjang dan berderet-deret - Cth : kedai, rumah

kaki - benda yang bertangkai - Cth : payung, cendawan

kawan - kumpulan bintang - Cth: lembu, lebah

ketul - benda yang berketul-ketul - Cth: ais, daging, batu

naskah - bahan bacaan - Cth: buku, risalah

ulas - isi buah-buahnan - Cth: durian, langsat, limau, nangka

Hope the above helps

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[too many to list down]


Explanation:
There are just too many. Students refer to a whole book on this. Below are just some of the websites you can visit. To do a search, type 'penjodoh bilangan'.

This is a page that gives you a lesson on 'penjodoh bilangan' and it's written in English: http://pgoh.free.fr/l60penjodoh.php


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