| mendicant | adj (fml), (of person) hidup bergantung pd sedekah: ~ Buddhist monks, sami Buddha yg hidup bergantung pd sedekah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beg | vi 1. ask for alms, charity, meminta sedekah, mengemis: he ~s at street corners, dia meminta sedekah di sudut-sudut jalan; 2. ask earnestly, meminta-minta, meminta /sangat-sangat, sungguh-sungguh/: the children ~ged to be allowed to go, kanak-kanak itu meminta-minta supaya dibenarkan ikut sama; 3. plead humbly, merayu: the man was on his knees, ~ging to be released, orang itu bertelut sambil merayu agar dibebaskan; 4. (in certain formal expressions) mohon (izin): I ~ to announce that..., saya mohon izin utk mengumumkan bahawa... or saya mohon mengumumkan bahawa...; I ~ to differ, saya mohon berlainan pendapat or saya mohon utk mengatakan bahawa saya tdk bersetuju; I ~ to inform you that..., saya mohon utk memaklumkan bahawa...; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alms | n sedekah, derma. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beggar | n 1. person who begs, peminta sedekah, pengemis; 2. pauper, fakir, orang miskin, orang yg papa kedana; 3. (colloq) person, fellow, orang, [in most contexts, not translated ]: a cheerful little ~ who used to work here, seorang yg periang yg pernah bekerja di sini; he’s a lucky ~ , bernasib baik betul dia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beg | vt 1. ask for (st as charity) meminta: to ~ alms, meminta sedekah; 2. ask earnestly, meminta /sangat-sangat, sungguh-sungguh/: we ~ you to help us, kami meminta sungguh-sungguh supaya tuan menolong kami; 3. plead humbly, a. (to so.) merayu kpd: she ~ged the brigands to spare her husband’s life, dia merayu kpd pengganas-pengganas itu supaya tdk membunuh suaminya; b. (for st) merayu meminta: he ~ged $10.00 from me, dia meminta $10.00 drpd saya; 4. avoid, lari dr: the plan clearly ~s the central issue, rancangan itu nyata lari dr persoalan pokok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shabby | 2. poorly dressed, selekeh: a ~ old man was begging in front of the building, seorang tua yg selekeh meminta sedekah di depan bangunan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wheedling | adj pujuk rayu: she gave in to the child’s ~ ways, dia mengalah dgn pujuk rayu budak itu; persistent ~ beggars, peminta sedekah yg tdk mudah mengalah dan penuh pujuk rayu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pitch 1 | delivering ball, balingan; 8. (chiefly UK) place where street performer, vendor etc positions himself, tempat + approp v: the blind beggar’s usual ~ is near the Town Hall, tempat biasa peminta sedekah buta itu ialah berhampiran Dewan Bandaraya; a newsboy whose ~ is outside the railway station, budak surat khabar yg tempat berjajanya adalah di luar stesen kereta api; 9. (sl)persuasive sales talk, kelentong (niaga, bisnes): the salesman tried his usual sales ~ but this time it didn’t succeed, jurujual mencuba kelentong bisnesnya tetapi kali ini gagal; 10. (chiefly UK) field marked out for sports, padang: hockey ~, padang hoki; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dispense | vt 1. distribute, apportion, membahagi-bahagikan, mengagih-agihkan; (from a dispenser) mendispens: the Red Crescent ~d food to the flood victims, Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah membahagi-bahagikan makanan kpd mangsa banjir; to ~ alms, membahagi-bahagikan sedekah; a machine that ~s liquid soap, mesin yg mendispens sabun cecair; 2. administer, melaksanakan, menjalankan: to ~ justice, melaksanakan keadilan; 3. prepare and give out (medicine) mendispens; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| charity | n 1. benevolence, belas ikhsan, kemurahan hati: she depended on the ~ of her friends, dia bergantung pd belas ikhsan kawan-kawannya; 2. alms-giving, acts of benevolence, amal jariah; 3. alms, sedekah, derma; 4. charitable organisation, pertubuhan amal; 5. disposition to judge leniently, sikap yg bertimbang rasa; 6. love of fellow men, cinta sesama manusia; 7. (attrib) amal: ~ show, pertunjukan amal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |