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pengkalan

English translation: jetty

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Malay term or phrase:pengkalan
English translation:jetty
Entered by: Noorsalhanim Che Jamel

08:32 Aug 12, 2004
Malay to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Malay term or phrase: pengkalan
pengkalan
marzie
Malaysia
Local time: 07:49
base/jetty
Explanation:
Depending on the scope of the sentence, if it refers to 'pengkalan tentera' thus it would means 'military base'. If it refers to 'pengkalan pendaratan ikan' or 'pengkalan sungai', it is indeed referring to 'jetty'.
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Noorsalhanim Che Jamel
Malaysia
Local time: 07:49
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2base/jetty
Noorsalhanim Che Jamel
4 +2base, terminal
Ramona Ali


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
base, terminal


Explanation:
base, terminal

Ramona Ali
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eldira
4 hrs
agree  Nasima Sarwar
7 hrs
neutral  yam2u: 'terminal' seems to be translated more as 'pangkalan' as in computer terminal.
7 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
base/jetty


Explanation:
Depending on the scope of the sentence, if it refers to 'pengkalan tentera' thus it would means 'military base'. If it refers to 'pengkalan pendaratan ikan' or 'pengkalan sungai', it is indeed referring to 'jetty'.

Noorsalhanim Che Jamel
Malaysia
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  yam2u
7 hrs
agree  Bettina David: seems to fit better, at least with marzie's other questions today around fishing, rivers etc.
7 hrs
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