The word "bamboo" comes from the Dutch or Portuguese word "bamboe" or "bambu," which in turn has its roots in Malay or Kannada.
The word "gong" originates from Javanese, an Austronesian language spoken primarily on the island of Java in Indonesia. It is believed to have entered the English language through the Dutch colonial presence in Indonesia.
The characteristics of the Malay language relate to that of the Arabic language. From back in the 14th century, the Arabic script was adapted to be written for the Malay language. There is also a Latin alphabet for the Malay language.
Fencing is 'pagar' in Malay.
Eduard Ferdinand Winckel has written: 'Handbook of the Malay language' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English language, Malay, Malay language
The meaning of the word Selamat Petan (səlamat pətaŋ), means good afternoon/evening in the Malay language. The Malay language is the national language of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei
It is a Malay word - Bambu or Samambu - imported into the English language in the late 1500's
kabar malik ------------------------------ English - Malay translater
"Good morning" in Malay is "Selamat pagi".
Richard Olof Winstedt has written: 'The Malays, a cultural history' -- subject(s): Malays (Asian people) 'Malaya and its history' -- subject(s): History 'An English-Malay dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Malay, English language 'A practical modern English-Malay dictionary' -- subject(s): Malay language, Dictionaries, Glossaries, vocabularies, English, Malay, English language 'The circumstances of Malay life' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, Malays (Asian people) 'A history of Johore, 1365-1895' -- subject(s): History, Bugis (Malay people) 'Colloquial Malay' -- subject(s): Malay language, Orthography and spelling, Grammar, Conversation and phrase books, Spoken Malay, English, Arabic language 'Malay industries' -- subject(s): Industries 'An unabridged Malay-English dictionary' -- subject(s): Malay language, Dictionaries, English 'A herd of wild bungalows' -- subject(s): Social life and customs 'A Malay reader, and C.O. Blagden' -- subject(s): Malay language, Readers 'A simple Malay reader' -- subject(s): Malay language, Readers 'A practical modern Malay-English dictionary' -- subject(s): Malay language, Dictionaries, English 'A history of Johore, 1365-1941' -- subject(s): History 'Start from alif'
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