2018年11月20日星期二
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Borrowed words
Borrowed words
The Malay language has many words borrowed from Arabic (in particular many religious terms), Sanskrit, Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch, Urdu, certain Chinese dialects and more recently, English (in particular many scientific and technological terms). Some examples follow:
* aksi - action (from Dutch actie)
* almari - cupboard (from Portuguese almaria)
* bahasa - language (from Sanskrit)
* bandar - town (from Persian)
* bendera - flag (from Portuguese bandeira)
* bihun - rice vermicelli (from Hokkien bi-hun)
* bomba - fire brigade (from Portuguese bomba, "pump", or bombeiro, "fireman", litt. "pumpman")
* buku - book (from English)
* cawan - cup (from Mandarin char-wan)
* duka - sadness (from Sanskrit dukkha)
* dunia - world (from Arabic dunya)
* gereja - church (from Portuguese igreja)
* guru - teacher (from Sanskrit)
* had - limit (from Arabic hadd)
* huruf - word character/letter (from Arabic)
* jawab - to answer (from Arabic)
* kamus - dictionary (from Arabic)
* kapal - ship (from Tamil kappal)
* katil - bed (from Tamil kattil)
* kaunter - counter or desk (from English)
* keju - cheese (from Portuguese queijo)
* komputer - computer (from English)
* kongsi - share (from Hokkien kong-si)
* kuda - horse (from Urdu kudh)
* limau - lemon/orange (from Portuguese limão, or directly from Arabic laimun)
* manusia - human being (from Sanskrit mannushya)
* mentega - butter (from Portuguese manteiga)
* mee/mi - noodles (from Hokkien miᴺ)
* misai - moustache (from Tamil meesai)
* nanas/nenas - pineapple (from Dutch ananas)
* roti - bread (from Sanskrit)
* sains - science (from English)
* sengsara - suffering (from Sanskrit samsara)
* syariah - Islamic law (from Arabic)
* sistem - system (from English)
* suka - happiness (from Sanskrit sukkha)
* tauhu - beancurd (from Hokkien tao-hu)
* tarikh - date (from Arabic tarikh)
* teh - tea (from Hokkien tɛ)
* teko - teapot (from Hokkien tɛ-ko)
* unta - camel (from Urdu unth)
* utara - North (from Sanskrit uttara)
* waktu - time (from Arabic waqt)
* zirafah - giraffe (from Arabic zarafah)
The Malay language has many words borrowed from Arabic (in particular many religious terms), Sanskrit, Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch, Urdu, certain Chinese dialects and more recently, English (in particular many scientific and technological terms). Some examples follow:
* aksi - action (from Dutch actie)
* almari - cupboard (from Portuguese almaria)
* bahasa - language (from Sanskrit)
* bandar - town (from Persian)
* bendera - flag (from Portuguese bandeira)
* bihun - rice vermicelli (from Hokkien bi-hun)
* bomba - fire brigade (from Portuguese bomba, "pump", or bombeiro, "fireman", litt. "pumpman")
* buku - book (from English)
* cawan - cup (from Mandarin char-wan)
* duka - sadness (from Sanskrit dukkha)
* dunia - world (from Arabic dunya)
* gereja - church (from Portuguese igreja)
* guru - teacher (from Sanskrit)
* had - limit (from Arabic hadd)
* huruf - word character/letter (from Arabic)
* jawab - to answer (from Arabic)
* kamus - dictionary (from Arabic)
* kapal - ship (from Tamil kappal)
* katil - bed (from Tamil kattil)
* kaunter - counter or desk (from English)
* keju - cheese (from Portuguese queijo)
* komputer - computer (from English)
* kongsi - share (from Hokkien kong-si)
* kuda - horse (from Urdu kudh)
* limau - lemon/orange (from Portuguese limão, or directly from Arabic laimun)
* manusia - human being (from Sanskrit mannushya)
* mentega - butter (from Portuguese manteiga)
* mee/mi - noodles (from Hokkien miᴺ)
* misai - moustache (from Tamil meesai)
* nanas/nenas - pineapple (from Dutch ananas)
* roti - bread (from Sanskrit)
* sains - science (from English)
* sengsara - suffering (from Sanskrit samsara)
* syariah - Islamic law (from Arabic)
* sistem - system (from English)
* suka - happiness (from Sanskrit sukkha)
* tauhu - beancurd (from Hokkien tao-hu)
* tarikh - date (from Arabic tarikh)
* teh - tea (from Hokkien tɛ)
* teko - teapot (from Hokkien tɛ-ko)
* unta - camel (from Urdu unth)
* utara - North (from Sanskrit uttara)
* waktu - time (from Arabic waqt)
* zirafah - giraffe (from Arabic zarafah)
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马来料理 Malay Cuisine
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亚参叻沙Asam Laksa
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西米糕Ambuyat
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马来炒饭Nasi Goreng
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爪哇面Mee Rebus
乌兰Ulam
亚杂Acar
马来鱼饼Kerepok
椰浆饭Nasi Lemak
罗惹Rojak
沙嗲Satay
亚参叻沙Asam Laksa
叻沙Laksa
西米糕Ambuyat
马来烤鸡Ayam Bakar
马来炸鸡Ayam Goreng
亚参鱼Asam Pedas
马来烤鱼Ikan Bakar
马来粽Ketupat
竹筒饭Lemang
仁当Rendang
搭冈饭Nasi Dagang
马来炒饭Nasi Goreng
马来炒面Mee Goreng
爪哇面Mee Rebus
乌兰Ulam
亚杂Acar
马来鱼饼Kerepok
2018年3月4日星期日
Lori, Bas & Teksi Ikut Kiri
Lori, Bas & Teksi
Ikut Kiri
Lori - 卡车/罗里 Lorry
Bas - 巴士/公交车 Bus
Ikut - 跟随 Follow
Kiri - 左 Left
2018年2月16日星期五
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