Meaning of petak | Babel Free

Definitions

1. compartment; section; cabin (a partitioned part of a larger enclosed space, such as a drawer, ship, or train).
2. classifier for partitioned areas, particularly plots of land or paddy fields.
3. square; box; grid (a shape with four straight equal sides, or a pattern consisting of such shapes).
4. plot (a measured piece of land, especially for agriculture like paddy fields).

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Examples

“Setiap penumpang diberikan satu petak tempat tidur di dalam kereta api itu.”

Each passenger was given a sleeping compartment in the train.

“Kain kemeja corak petak itu dibeli oleh abang semalam.”

The checkered (square-patterned) shirt fabric was bought by my brother yesterday.

“Keluarga petani miskin itu hanya bergantung pada hasil tanaman daripada sebuah petak tanah yang kecil di hujung kampung.”

The poor farmer's family solely depends on the harvest from a small plot of land at the edge of the village.

“Datuk memiliki tiga petak sawah di Kedah.”

Grandfather owns three plots of paddy fields in Kedah.

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