Anduh menyokong lengan, dan bidai menyokong kaki terseliuh.

In this sentence:

• anduh = sling
• bidai = splint

So both are first-aid or medical support devices.

A small note: outside a medical context, bidai can also mean something like blinds or screening in other situations, so context matters. Here, because of menyokong kaki terseliuh, it clearly means splint.

Menyokong comes from the root sokong, meaning to support.

The prefix meN- is a very common Malay verb-forming prefix. It often creates an active verb:

• sokong = support
• menyokong = to support / supports

The prefix changes shape depending on the first sound of the root. With sokong, it becomes meny-, so:

• meN- + sokong → menyokong

In this sentence, menyokong is the main verb in both clauses.

Malay normally does not use articles like a, an, or the.

So:

• anduh can mean a sling or the sling
• lengan can mean an arm, the arm, or just arm
• bidai can mean a splint or the splint

The exact meaning depends on context. This is very normal in Malay.

Because Malay does not need a verb like to be in the same way English often does.

But in this sentence, the main verb is already menyokong = supports. So nothing is missing.

The structure is simply:

• Anduh menyokong lengan
• bidai menyokong kaki terseliuh

That is a normal Malay clause pattern: subject + verb + object.

Mostly yes. The basic order here is:

• Anduh = subject
• menyokong = verb
• lengan = object

So:

• Anduh menyokong lengan
  = A sling supports the arm

And then:

• bidai menyokong kaki terseliuh
  = A splint supports the sprained leg

So the word order is broadly Subject–Verb–Object, which feels familiar to English speakers.

Because Malay usually puts descriptive words after the noun.

So:

• kaki terseliuh = sprained leg / leg that is sprained

This is different from English, where many modifiers come before the noun:

• English: sprained leg
• Malay: kaki terseliuh

This after-the-noun pattern is very common in Malay.

Terseliuh means something like sprained or twisted out of place, depending on context.

It comes from seliuh. The prefix ter- often gives a sense that something has happened as a state or result, often unintentionally.

So:

• terseliuh = sprained, twisted, injured by twisting

In kaki terseliuh, it describes the condition of the leg/foot.

English speakers often notice that ter- can be tricky, because it does not always match just one English word. Here, the easiest translation is simply sprained.

Malay often leaves out yang in short noun phrases like this.

So both of these are possible:

• kaki terseliuh
• kaki yang terseliuh

Both mean roughly the leg that is sprained / the sprained leg.

The version without yang is very common and compact. In simple descriptive phrases, Malay often prefers this shorter form.

It can mean either leg or foot, depending on context.

That can be confusing for English speakers because English separates these more clearly. In Malay:

• kaki may refer to the lower limb in general
• context tells you whether leg, foot, or sometimes even ankle area is intended

So kaki terseliuh could be understood as:

• sprained leg
• injured foot
• sometimes even something close to sprained ankle, depending on the situation

If the exact body part matters, Malay can be more specific, but kaki is often used broadly.

This is a very common learner question.

• lengan = arm
• tangan = hand

So anduh menyokong lengan specifically means the sling supports the arm, not the hand.

This makes sense medically, because a sling is used to support the arm.

Yes. Dan simply means and.

It joins the two clauses:

• Anduh menyokong lengan
• dan bidai menyokong kaki terseliuh

So the full sentence is just two coordinated statements connected with dan.

In some contexts, Malay can omit repeated material if the meaning is obvious, but in a clear teaching sentence like this, repeating menyokong is very natural.

So:

• Anduh menyokong lengan, dan bidai menyokong kaki terseliuh.

is clear and perfectly fine.

Repeating the verb helps make the structure easy to understand, especially in instructional or factual writing.

It is understandable and grammatically fine, but it does feel a bit like an instructional or textbook sentence, especially because it states two medical facts in a parallel way.

That is not a problem. Language-learning materials often use neat, balanced sentences like this because they clearly show vocabulary and structure:

• anduh / bidai
• menyokong
• body-part nouns
• post-noun description like kaki terseliuh

So yes, it is natural enough, but also slightly formal and instructional in tone.