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Malay Gender

This page discusses the gender in Malay. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.

Boy: budak lelaki
Girl: budak perempuan
Man: lelaki
Woman: wanita
Father: ayah
Mother: ibu
Brother: abang / adik lelaki
Sister: kakak / adik perempuan
Actor: Pelakon lelaki
Actress: Pelakon wanita
Cat (m): Kucing jantan
Cat (f): Kucing betina

These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.

He is tall: Dia tinggi
She is tall: Dia tinggi
He is a short man: Dia adalah seorang lelaki yang rendah
She is a short woman: Dia adalah seorang wanita yang rendah
He is German: Dia adalah lelaki German
She is German: Dia adalah wanita German
Japanese men are friendly: Lelaki Jepun adalah lelaki peramah
Japanese women are friendly: Wanita Jepun adalah wanita peramah

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