| perch 1 | vi rest on st high, a. (of bird, hen, etc) bertenggek, bertengger: the doves ~ed on the fence, burung-burung merpati itu bertenggek di atas pagar; b. (of person, statue) bertenggek: the model ~ed on the bonnet of the Ferrari, model itu bertenggek di bonet kereta Ferrari; a pair of marble lions ~ on stone pillars at the gate, sepasang singa marmar bertenggek di atas tiang batu pintu pagar itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| roost | vi rest, sleep on a roost, bertenggek: the hens ~ in the barn, ayam-ayam itu bertenggek dlm bangsal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sit | 2. (of bird) perch, bertenggek: the little bird sat on the window sill, burung kecil itu bertenggek di ambang jendela; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
batten2 | vi; ~ /on, upon/, mengeksploitasi, /bertenggek, menenggek/ pd: it is not fair to ~ on others, tdk adil bertenggek pd orang lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| roost | n 1. perch on which birds rest or sleep, tempat /bertenggek, bertengger/; 2. hen-house, reban; come home to ~, terkena batang hidung sendiri, berbalik kpd sso: all his misdeeds came home to ~, segala perbuatan jahatnya terkena batang hidung sendiri; rule the ~, menjadi tuan: his wife rules the ~ in the household, isterinya menjadi tuan dlm rumah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perch 1 | n 1. branch, pole, etc on which a bird rests, tempat /bertenggek, bertengger/: the bird flew down from its ~ on the roof, burung itu terbang turun dr tempat bertenggeknya di atas bumbung; 2. structure for bird to rest on, tenggeran; 3. (colloq) high place in which one stops at for a while, tempat tinggi: we watched the harbour from our ~ on the hill, kami memperhatikan pelabuhan itu dr tempat tinggi di atas bukit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preen | vi 1. trim and dress feathers using beak, menyelisik: the bird sat on the fence ~ing, burung itu bertenggek di atas pagar menyelisik; 2. show pride, self-satisfaction, berasa megah: he positively ~ed with pleasure at such praise, dia betul-betul berasa megah dipuji begitu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plume | vi(of a bird) preen, menyelisik bulu: the bird sat pluming itself on the gate post, burung itu bertenggek menyelisik bulunya di atas tiang pagar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ledge | n belebas: a window ~, belebas tingkap; a seagull perched on a narrow ~ jutting out from the cliff, seekor burung camar bertenggek di atas belebas sempit yg tertonjol dr cenuram. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ledge | n belebas: a window ~, belebas tingkap; a seagull perched on a narrow ~ jutting out from the cliff, seekor burung camar bertenggek di atas belebas sempit yg tertonjol dr cenuram. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |