celibate | adj membujang: a ~ life, hidup membujang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bachelorhood | n (hidup) membujang: after years of ~, he finally got married, setelah bertahun-tahun membujang akhirnya dia berkahwin; /during, in/ so’s ~, semasa sso (masih) bujang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
stay 1 | ~ single, membujang: he decided to ~ single till he finished his studies, dia memutuskan utk membujang sehingga pengajiannya tamat; ~ sober, tdk mabuk: he can ~ sober even after several rounds of drinks, dia masih tdk mabuk walaupun selepas minum bergelas-gelas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
single | ~ /state, life/, hidup membujang; 4. not double or multiple, tunggal: ~ cell, sel tunggal; ~ burner, penunu tunggal; ~ flower, bunga tunggal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
celibacy | n pembujangan: the ~ of the clergy, pembujangan kaum paderi; take vows of ~, bersumpah /akan, utk/ membujang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
lovelorn | adj patah hati, kecewa: the ~ young man decided to remain single, orang muda yg patah hati itu memutuskan utk terus membujang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bachelor | n 1. unmarried man, /lelaki, orang/ bujang; (specif young bachelor) teruna, orang bujang; /remain, stay/ a ~, (hidup) membujang; 2. (attrib), (masih) bujang: in my ~ days, sewaktu saya masih bujang; 3. (holder of) first degree, Sarjana Muda: B~ of Arts, Sarjana Muda Sastera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
what | 3. (used to express great surprise or disbelief) apa: “Did you know that your shirt has split?” “W~t? How on earth did that happen?”, “Tahukah kamu bahawa kemeja kamu koyak?” “Apa? Bagaimana boleh terkoyak?”; “Had you heard that Kate’s getting married?” “W~? I thought she was a confirmed spinster”, “Dengar tak bahawa Kate hendak kahwin?” “Apa? Saya ingat dia hendak membujang sampai ke tua”; 4. also ~ is it? (encouraging further questions) apa dia: “Mum, can I ask you something?” “W~?” “Can I go to the disco tonight?”, “Mak, boleh tanya sikit?” “Apa dia?” “Boleh saya pergi ke disko malam ini?”; 5. (in exclamations to emphasize an opinion or reaction), /alangkah, betapa/ (approp adj): ~ an enchanting cottage! alangkah cantiknya kotej ini!, ~ terrible food!, alangkah teruknya makanan ni!; ~ a pity, ~ a shame, sayangnya: ~ a pity that Auntie May can’t come to the wedding, sayangnya mak cik May tak dapat datang ke majlis perkahwinan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
vow | n ikrar: he broke his ~ of loyalty to the king, dia melanggar ikrar kesetiaannya kpd raja; they recited their marriage ~s before the priest, mereka melafazkan ikrar perkahwinan di hadapan paderi; /make, take/ a ~, bersumpah: she made a ~ never to see him again, wanita itu bersumpah tdk mahu berjumpa dgn lelaki itu lagi; take ~s, mengangkat sumpah: nuns take the ~ of chastity, biarawati mengangkat sumpah hidup membujang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |