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  2. List of loanwords in Malay - Wikipedia

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    Malay as spoken in Malaysia (Bahasa Melayu) and Singapore, meanwhile, have more borrowings from English. [1] There are some words in Malay which are spelled exactly the same as the loan language, e.g. in English – museum (Indonesian), hospital (Malaysian), format, hotel, transit etc.

  3. Tirukkural translations into Malay - Wikipedia

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    In 1964, Ramily Bin Thakir translated the Kural text in verse. [1] In 1967, Hussein Ismail translated the work under the title Thirukural Sastera Kalasik Tamil Yang. [1] [2] In 1978, G. Soosai's translation appeared under the title Thirukkural dalam bahasa Melayu. [1]

  4. Kristang language - Wikipedia

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    To indicate verb tenses, the following appositions are used: jah (i.e. from the Portuguese já, meaning "already", or controversially a corruption of Malay dah, shortened version of sudah, also "already") for past tenses; ta (from está, which means "is") for present continuous tenses and logu or lo (from logo, which means "soon") for the ...

  5. Hantu Air - Wikipedia

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    Hantu Air, Puaka Air or Mambang Air is the Malay translation for Spirit of the Water or Water Ghost, which according to animist traditions in Maritime Southeast Asia, is the unseen inhabitant of watery places such as rivers, lakes, seas, swamps and even ditches. [1]

  6. List of English words of Malay origin - Wikipedia

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    a unit of weight used in China and South-East Asia equal to 100 catties (approx. 133 lb, 60.4 kg). Earliest use was from the late 16th century, in the work of a translator, Robert Parke (fl. 1588–1589). Derived from Malay pÄ«kul, a load as heavy as an ordinary man can lift, 100-catty weight. [99] Proa (also 'prahu' or 'prau')

  7. Syair Bidasari - Wikipedia

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    The Syair Bidasari is a Malay poem popular across Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3] Surviving manuscripts date to the early 19th century, and the story may be older.[4] [5] Following a beautiful maiden who falls into a deathlike sleep during the day, it has been compared to the European fairy tales of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.

  8. Cocos Malay - Wikipedia

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    Cocos Malay is a post-creolized variety of Malay, spoken by the Cocos Malays of Home Island, Christmas Island, and those originally from the Cocos Islands currently living in Sabah. [ 1 ] Cocos Malay derives from the Malay trade languages of the 19th century, specifically the Betawi language . [ 2 ]

  9. Manglish - Wikipedia

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    Manglish is an informal form of Malaysian English with features of an English-based creole principally used in Malaysia.It is heavily influenced by the main languages of the country, Malay, Tamil, and varieties of Chinese.