Kosa kata Bahasa Inggeris Malaysia

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Kosa kata am

These words are used either in writing or orally.

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This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Please note that many, if not most words listed are very localised or almost obsolete today.

A to D

A

• Ah Long - loan shark.
• alot - a lot.
• apa - what.
• apartment - a medium-cost and high-cost flat with veranda.
• arse - as elsewhere in English, slang for buttocks (sometimes also the anus). American English spelling of ass is also in use.
• arvo - afternoon.
• ATM - automated teller machine.
• Aussie - an Australian.
• aye - yes.

B

• bloody - "the great in Malaysian English adjective / adverb" (for example: The price of fuel nowadays is bloody outrageous!) Also common in British English). Roughly translates as "very".
• blue
  • a brawl or heated argument (for example "they were having a blue"), similar to the British word "barney".
  • pornographic ("a blue movie").
  • offensive ("blue language").
• blur - confused.
• bodoh - stupid.
• brinjal - eggplant.
• bungalow - a villa.

C

• cantik - beautiful.
• chau - goodbye / see you.
• chippies - crisps.
• chop - to stamp (with a rubber stamp), as well as the stamp itself.
• coconut - crazy.
• condominium - a high-rise flat typically high-cost with veranda and other facilities.

D

• dang - damn.
• deco - decoration.
• demo - demonstration.
• driver
  • someone who drives.
  • chauffeur.

E to K

E

• electro - electric.
• encik - mister.

F

• fag - a cigarette, in common with British English. Due to American media influence this term can also refer to a homosexual man.
• flat - a low-cost high-rise flat typically without veranda.
• footpath – sidewalk.
• follow - to accompany.

G

• gula - sugar.

H

• having-in - eat-in at a restaurant.

J

• Jacko - Michael Jackson.
• jangan - don't.
• Johore - Johor.

K

• kampung - village.
• kereta - car.
• keep
  • to put away or store.
  • to retain as one's own.

L to P

L

• legless - drunk.
• lolly - any sweet(s) (candy). Iced lollies are "ice blocks".
• lepak - loiter.

M

• Malacca - Melaka.
• makan - eat.
• McD (pron. "Mack-D") - McDonald's restaurant.
• member - also means a friend.
• mat rempit - illegal racer (male).

N

• nah - here (used when giving something to another person).
• Negri Sembilan - Negeri Sembilan.

O

• ong - luck.
• outstation - out of town / overseas.

P

• pass up - to hand in "Pass up your assignments".
• Penang - Pulau Pinang (Penang Island).

Q to Z

R

• raya - festive (usually referring to Eid).
• rubber - meaning eraser as in "Can I borrow your rubber?".

S

• send - to take somebody to somewhere - "I'll send you to the airport."
• slippers - Japanese sandals; as in US and UK "flip-flops", Australia "thongs".
• sup - usually used by itself as a greeting (ie "sup?", as in "whatsup?") as in New Zealand English. An appropriate response has yet to be discovered but is usually responded to with "sup".
• sweetie/sweety - sweetheart.

T

• ta - thank you, derived from infant translation.
• take-away - food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere.
• tata - goodbye.
• thrice - three times.
• tin - can, especially for processed foods. Give us a tin of beans. Can is usually reserved for soft drinks or beer/cider.

U

• U - university.

W

• wierdo - a person who behaves in an odd or abnormal manner.

Y

• youse - plural of the pronoun you.

Z

• zebra - zebra crossing.

See also

Bahasa Inggeris Malaysia