| uncle | n 1. brother of o’s father or mother, bapa saudara, pak cik; (fml) bapa saudara; (eldest) pak long; (youngest) pak /su, cu, busu/, busu; (polite esp in correspondence) ayahanda; (of royalty) ayahanda; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| marriage | by ~, semenda: he is my uncle by ~, dia bapa saudara semenda saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| penny-pinching | adj tangkai jering, lokek, bakhil, pelokek: my uncle is such a ~ old man, bapa saudara saya seorang tua yg lokek; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mast | before the ~, (naut) sbg kelasi: my uncle sailed five years before the ~, bapa saudara saya belayar selama lima tahun sbg kelasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proper | sepatutnya, sewajarnya: I’m afraid your uncle isn’t the ~ person for you to emulate, saya rasa bapa saudara kamu bukanlah orang yg sepatutnya kamu teladani; 3. strictly limited to st specified, (thing) sebenarnya; (place) tengah-tengah: the course ~ will take you five years excluding one year of practical, kursus sebenarnya memakan masa lima tahun tdk termasuk setahun praktikal; the yacht has passed through the straits out into the ocean ~, kapal pesiar itu telah belayar melalui selat itu dan terus ke tengah-tengah lautan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| propose | ~ a toast, mengajukan minum ucap selamat: the bride’s uncle ~d a toast to the happy couple, bapa saudara pengantin lelaki mengajukan minum ucap selamat utk kedua-dua mempelai itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| miserly | adj 1.mean, bakhil, lokek, kedekut: I was extremely unhappy staying with my ~ uncle, saya sungguh tdk gembira tinggal dgn bapa saudara saya yg bakhil; 2. meagre, sangat sedikit, secotet: a ~ wage, upah yg s | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| maternal | adj 1. motherly, keibuan: ~ instinct, naluri keibuan; 2. related through mother, sebelah ibu: my ~ uncle, bapa saudara saya sebelah ibu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| guardianship | n (leg.) penjagaan; (in Islam) perwalian: ~ of the children was transferred to their uncle, penjagaan kanak-kanak itu diserahkan pula kpd bapa saudara mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| under | 14. subject to the supervision, instruction or influence of, di bawah: the children are now ~ their uncle’s guardianship, budak-budak itu sekarang di bawah jagaan bapa saudara mereka; countries ~ communist influence, negara-negara di bawah pengaruh komunis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |