| faction | n 1. discontented minority within a larger group, puak: warring ~s, puak-puak yg bermusuhan; 2. conflict, perselisihan, pertikaian, perbalahan: a party destroyed by internal ~, parti yg musnah akibat perbalahan dalaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| factional | adj 1. belonging to a faction, puak: a ~ leader, ketua puak; 2. characterized by factions, berpuak(-puak): ~ interest, kepentingan berpuak-puak; 3. occurring between factions, antara puak: ~ disputes, pertelingkahan antara puak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dissident | adj 1. (of person, group, etc) penentang: ~ elements, anasir-anasir penentang; ~ factions, puak-puak penentang; 2. (of opinion, view, etc) menentang: ~ views, pendapat yg menentang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unease | 2. tension, ketegangan: there was growing ~ between the warring factions, wujud ketegangan yg semakin meningkat antara puak-puak yg berperang itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dissonant | adj 1. (mus) disonan, sumbang; 2. not harmonious, at variance, bercanggah: ~ factions, puak-puak yg bercanggah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lifeline | n 1. (naut) tali keselamatan; 2. sole communication, perhubungan: for these jungle tribes, the river is their ~ to the outside world, bagi puak-puak yg tinggal di hutan sungai merupakan perhubungan dgn dunia luar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lifeline | n 1. (naut) tali keselamatan; 2. sole communication, perhubungan: for these jungle tribes, the river is their ~ to the outside world, bagi puak-puak yg tinggal di hutan sungai merupakan perhubungan dgn dunia luar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| factious | adj 1. rel to faction, berpuak(-puak): ~ spirit, semangat berpuak-puak; 2. creating conflict, (bertujuan) utk memecahbelahkan: ~ arguments, hujah-hujah yg bertujuan utk memecahbelahkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| predatory | adj 1. (of animal) pemangsa: ~ birds like eagles and owls, burung-burung pemangsa spt helang dan burung hantu; 2. (of person) sentiasa mencari mangsa: ~ hill tribes frequently raid the farms in the valley, puak-puak bukit yg sentiasa mencari mangsa sering merompak ladang-ladang di lembah itu; keep away from that ~ male, jauhkan diri drpd lelaki yg sentiasa mencari mangsa itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wild | adj 1. living in natural surroundings, not domesticated, liar, hutan: the tribe live on ~ animals, puak itu hidup dgn memakan binatang liar; they went hunting ~ duck, mereka pergi memburu itik liar; 2. growing naturally, not cultivated, liar, hutan: the children were picking ~ flowers, budak-budak itu sedang memetik bunga-bungaan liar; ~ berries, beri hutan; 3. fierce and dangerous, ganas: a ~ bull, lembu jantan yg ganas; 4. uncivilized, savage, liar: ~ tribes, puak-puak liar; 5. uninhabited, tdk dihuni manusia: they passed through miles of ~ parts of the country, mereka melewati berbatu-batu jauhnya bahagian negeri itu yg tdk dihuni manusia; the ~ hills, bukit-bukau yg tdk dihuni manusia; 6. violent, tempestuous, a. (of weather, storm) membadai: it was a ~ and windy day, suatu hari yg membadai dan angin bertiup kencang; b. (of sea) bergelora; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |