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List of English words of Malay origin - Definition and Overview |
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Loan words from Malay in English
- durian
- from duri 'thorns', hence durian, 'thorny'
- rambutan
- from rambut 'hair', hence rambutan, 'hairy'
- sarong
- from sarung, 'wrap/sheath'
- orangutan
- from orang hutan or 'people of the jungle'
- amok
- ('berserk'), as in 'to run amok'
- compound (enclosed group of buildings)
- by folk etymology from kampung or 'village'
- paddy
- as in 'paddy-field' or 'rice paddy', from 'padi', referring to the rice plant Oryza sativa.
- cockatoo
- from kakak or sister and tua or older
- cooties
- from kutu, 'lice'
- dugong
- from duyung, 'mermaid'
- bamboo
- from semambu
- junk (type of boat)
- from 'jong'
- pangolin
- from pengguling, 'one that rolls/curls'
- caddy
- from 'kati' (a measurement unit, whereby 1 kati = approximately 600 g)
- gutta-percha
- from 'getah perca', a type of tree whose sap is used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber
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