No. 388 in Malay
bank
The Malay word "bank" means "bank" (a financial institution) in English.
In a sentence
Saya pergi ke bank untuk membuka akaun simpanan.
I went to the bank to open a savings account.
In this sentence, 'bank' refers to a financial institution where people conduct monetary transactions.
Tepi sungai itu curam, jadi banknya perlu diperkuat.
The riverbank is steep, so its edges need reinforcement.
Here, 'bank' relates to the land alongside a river.
Saya menyimpan buku-buku ini di bank fail komputer.
I store these books in the computer's file bank.
Here, 'bank' is used metaphorically to describe a storage area or repository in a digital or physical context.
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