This is the 728th most frequent Malay word.
dua
Two.
The word 'dua' is used as a numeral meaning 'two', indicating quantity.
Saya ada dua ekor kucing.
I have two cats.
Here, 'dua' refers to an ordinal concept, representing the number two in a sequential process.
Kita perlu membuatnya dalam dua langkah.
We need to do it in two steps.
In this case, 'dua' is used quantitatively to state the number of times an action was repeated.