| saying | n well-known proverb, phrase etc, pepatah: old ~s that have been handed down for generations, pepatah-pepatah lama yg telah dipakai sejak turun-temurun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| saw 3 | n (dated) saying, pepatah: many of the village midwives believe in these old ~s, ramai bidan kampung yg masih percaya kpd pepatah-pepatah lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adage | n pepatah, peribahasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| maxim | n a. motton, moto: if in doubt, chuck it out; that’s my ~, jika diragui, buanglah; itu moto saya; b. adage, saying, pepatah: as the ~ goes “Each to his own taste”, spt kata pepatah, “Banyak orang, banyak ra | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| saying | ~ and doing, kata-kata dan perbuatan: ~ and doing are two different things, kata-kata dan perbuatan adalah dua perkara yg berbeza; as the ~ goes, spt kata pepatah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| old | 6. a. having been acquainted with for a long time, lama: they are ~ friends, mereka kawan lama; ~ enemies, musuh lama; b. familiar or well-known through repetition, lama: an ~ saying, pepatah lama; an ~ excuse, alasan yg lama; c. former, dahulu; (student of a school, college, etc) tua; (of place) lama: one of her ~ admirers sent her a bouquet of flowers, salah seorang drp peminatnya dahulu menghantar sejambak bunga kepadanya; if only I could get my ~ job back!, kalaulah saya dapat semula kerja saya yang dahulu; an ~ boy of the school, murid tua sekolah itu; my ~ school, sekolah lama saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| byword | n 1. so., st spoken of as a notable example, (approvingly) contoh; (contemptuously) lambang: their name is a ~ for good service, nama mereka menjadi contoh krn perkhidmatan yg baik; a department that has become the ~ for inefficiency, jabatan yg menjadi lambang ketidakcekapan; 2. common saying, pepatah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |