No. 260 in Malay
akaun
"Account"
In a sentence
Saya membuka akaun bank baharu semalam.
I opened a new bank account yesterday.
In this sentence, 'akaun' is used to refer to a bank account, representing a financial arrangement with a bank.
Sila log masuk ke akaun anda untuk melihat mesej yang baru diterima.
Please log in to your account to view the newly received messages.
Here, 'akaun' is used to indicate an online user account, typically associated with access and personalization of a service.
Dia telah mengambil akaun penuh atas projek itu.
He took full account of the project.
In this context, 'akaun' metaphorically implies taking consideration or responsibility, showing a figurative extension of its usual meaning.
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