Saturday, July 31, 2010

Malaysian English Vocabulary

A :
ABC - Air Batu Campur (ice blended with melted sugar, beans, corn and Cendol
Aci - elderly Indian woman
Ah Long /Along - loan shark, , from Cantonese, 阿隆
Ahmad/Ahmed - common name for Muslim Malay, but use to denote hired driver
aiyoo/aiyah - to express frustration. The former's from Indian, the latter Chinese, from Mandarin-哎哟/哎呀.
amoi/amoy - Chinese girlfriend, from Hakka-阿妹.
apartment - a medium-cost and high-cost flat with veranda/balcony
apek - elderly Chinese man, from Hokkien-阿伯
apa kes - What's up? or when spoken in an angry tone "What's wrong with you?"
aqua/ah kua - Derogatory term for transsexuals
ATM -Automated teller machine
awek - Malay girlfriend
aisey man - "I'll say, man." Used to express frustration.
angau - lovesick, in love
angmor - [omit the r sound when pronounce] westerner, from Hokkien-红毛
angpau - red packet with money to be given on Chinese New Year or during some occasion like wedding, birthday party and so on as a wishes to the receiver, from Hokkien-红包

(* something i found out from Wikipedia ! Will add more on days to come)

1 comment:

  1. keke~~abang,amoy nak angpau ,ATM n apartment~tetapi abang jangan pergi pinjam along

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