Abang (1)
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Pronunciation
ah-bahng
Translations
- Part of speech
- noun
- English
- Drain [1]
- Ditch
- Canal
- Malay
- Longkang
- Parit
Encyclopedic info
- English
- It is usually man-made. It is usually built with a hoe and to channel water thru from nearby stream and rivers for the supplying of water into the wet paddy fields.
- Malay
- Biasanya dibuat oleh manusia. Ia dibuat dengan mengunakan cangkul untuk membentukkan saluran air kepada sawah-sawah padi yang memerlukan air.
Example sentences
- Kelabit
- Emey tauh, nukat ngen sakul /naru' edteh abang iring arur sinih. Doo' teh inan ebpa' emey lem lati' sinih.
- English
- Let us, dig with a hoe/create a ditch near this stream so that water could flow into this paddy field.
- Malay
- Mari kita, mengorek dengan cangkul/membina sebuah parit dekat anak sungai ini supaya adanya air masuk kedalam sawah padi ini.