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suicidal thoughts

Malay translation: fikiran untuk/ingin membunuh diri

13:43 Dec 13, 2004
English to Malay translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology
English term or phrase: suicidal thoughts
suicidal thoughts - fikiran untuk membunuh diri?
Sophia Jusoff
Malaysia
Local time: 21:25
Malay translation:fikiran untuk/ingin membunuh diri
Explanation:
"fikiran" = thought, thinking, memory (ref. Minerva Kamus Dwibahasa oleh Yang Kassim, 1999, p.223)
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malaybuddy
Local time: 21:25
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3fikiran untuk/ingin membunuh diri
malaybuddy
5ingatan ingin membunuh diri
Siti Hajar Baharuddin
3keinginan membunuh diri yang bermain-main di fikiran
Ramona Ali


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ingatan ingin membunuh diri


Explanation:
Having suicidal thought means you feel like commiting suicide.

Siti Hajar Baharuddin
Malaysia
Local time: 21:25
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Native speaker of: Malay
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
fikiran untuk/ingin membunuh diri


Explanation:
"fikiran" = thought, thinking, memory (ref. Minerva Kamus Dwibahasa oleh Yang Kassim, 1999, p.223)

malaybuddy
Local time: 21:25
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noorsalhanim Che Jamel: don't you think perasaan ingin membunuh diri is better?
10 hrs
agree  Bettina David: I think "fikiran" is better than "perasaan", as those people often *feel* quite shocked about their own suicidal *thoughts* but just can't do anything against these *thoughts*
1 day 19 hrs
agree  phs: Bettina David comment's is good to describe the phrase
4 days
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
keinginan membunuh diri yang bermain-main di fikiran


Explanation:
Just another suggestion, though quite a mouthful:

keinginan membunuh diri yang bermain-main di fikiran
keinginan membunuh diri yang menggoda fikiran

Ramona Ali
Local time: 21:25
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Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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