Malay Terms

compiled by B.C. Teoh in July 2000

In Malay

Air (or Ayer)

Air panas

Air Terjun

Alamat

Asli

Awas

Bahasa

Bahaya

Balai (e.g. Balai Polis)

Bandar

Bandaraya

Bangsa

Bangunan [Bgn.]

Barat

Baru (or Baharu)

Batu

Bayaran

Berhenti

Beri Laluan

Berita

Besar

Bilik

Bomba (eg. Balai ~)

Buka

Bukit [Bt.]

Bumbun

Bumiputera

In English

Water

Hot water; hot spring

Waterfall

Address

Raw; Original; Native

Caution

Language

Danger (warning)

Station (e.g. Police Station)

Town

City

Race

Building

West

New

Rock; stone; (distance) mile

Payment; Fee

Stop

Give Way (eg. street sign)

News

Big; Main

Room

Fire Brigade (eg. Fire Stn.)

Open (or opened for business)

Hill

Hide (e.g. for watching animals)

Indegenious people

Candi

Cawangan

(Bangsa) Cina

Daerah

Datang

Daulat (e.g. ~ Tuanku)

Dewan

Enam

Empat

Ekspres (e.g. Bas Ekspres)

Gereja

Goreng (e.g. Mee goreng)

Gua

Gunung [G.]

Had laju

Hadapan (e.g. di hadapan)

Halal

Hari

Harian

Hentian Sebelah

Hitam

Hutan

Temple (usu. Hindu)

Branch

Chinese race

Zone; designated area

Arrival; arrive at

Salute (e.g. ~ to my Lord)

Hall

Six

Four

Express (e.g. Express Bus)

Church (Catholic or Christian)

Fry (e.g. Fried noodle)

Cave

Mountain

Speed limit

Front (e.g. in front)

Permissible by Islam (e.g. food)

Day

Daily

Stopping point by the side

Black (colour)

Jungle

Ikut

Ikut Kiri

Imigresen

(Bangsa) India

Insurans

Istana

Jalan [J. or Jln.]

Jambatan

Jeti

Jualan

Kampung (or Kampong) [kg.]

Kastam

Kawasan [Kws.]

Kawasan Rehat

Kayu

Ke

Kecemasan

Kecil (or kechil)

Kecuali

Kedai

Kedai Runcit

Kelab

Kelas

Keluar

Kepala

Kering

Km/j

Kolam

Kolam air

Kolej

Kompleks

Kongsi

Kopi (e.g. Kedai Kopi)

Kota

Kris

Kuala [K.]

Kurangkan Laju

Follow

Keep left

Immigration

Indian race

Insurance

Palace

Road

Bridge

Jetty

Sales

Village

Custom

Area

Rest Area/Point

Wood

To

Emergency

Small

Except; Unless

Shop

Grocery Shop

Club

Class

Out

Head

Dry

Km/h

Water pond

Reservoir

College

Complex

Chinese clan association

Coffee (e.g. Coffee shop)

Fort

Traditional Malay dagger

Confluence of rivers

Please Reduce Speed

Ladang

Laluan

Lama

Lapan

Lapangan terbang

Laut

Lebuh

Lelaki

Lemak

Lembah (e.g. ~ Bujang)

Lima

Lorong [Lrg.]

Makam

Makan

Mahkamah

Masa

Masjid (e.g. ~ besar)

Majlis Perbandaran

Masuk

Medan selera

Melayu

Menara

Merdeka

Muzium

Plantation

Passage way

Old (non-animate)

Eight

Airport

Sea; 'Lautan'=Ocean

Street

Male

Fat; Fatty

Valley (e.g. Bujang Valley)

Five

Lane

Grave; tomb

Eat

(Legal) court

Time

Mosque (e.g. Main mosque)

Town council

Enter (in)

(Hawker) Food center

Malay race

Tower

Independence

Museum

Nama

Nasi

Negara

Negeri

Nombor

Orang

Orang asli

Padang [Pdg.]

Padi (e.g. Sawah padi)

Panjang

Pantai

Parang

Pasar

Pasir

Pejabat

Pejabat Pelancungan

Pejabat Pos

Pekan

Pelabuhan

Pemeriksaan

Pengkalan

Percuma

Perempuan

Perhentian

Perigi

Persimpangan

Peta

Petani

Pintu

Polis

Pondok

Pulau [P.]

Pusat

Pusat bandar

Pusat membeli-belah

Putih (or Puteh)

Putra

Puteri

Name

Rice (cooked)

Country

State

Number

People

Indegenious people

(Open) field

Rice (e.g. rice field)

Long

Beach

Machete

Market; bazaar

Sand

Office

Tourist office

Post office

Town

(sea) port; harbour

Inspection

(sea) port; harbour

Free of charge

Female

Terminal

(Water) well

Junction

Map

Farmer

Door; gate

Police

Hut

Island

Center

Town center

Shopping center

White (colour)

Pince

Princess

Raja

Rakyat

Ramadan

Rotan

Rumah

Rumah atap

Rumah persinggahan

Rumah rehat

Rumah sakit (or hospital)

Satay

Satu

Se- (prefix)

e.g. Se-kilo

Sekolah

Sekolah Menengah

Sekolah Rendah

Selamat

Selamat Jalan

Selatan

Selekoh

Sembilan

Sen

Sendirian Berhad [Sdn Bhd]

Sepuluh

Silat

Songket

Stesyen (or stesen)

Stesyen Bas

Stesyen Keretapi

Stesyen Minyak

Sultan

Sungai [Sg.]

Surau

Susur Keluar

King

Ordinary citizen

Month which Muslim fast

Rattan; cane

House

Palm thatch

Rest-house; Lodging house

Rest-house

Hospital

Barbequed meat on skewer

One

One; Each; Every

e.g. One kilogram

School

Secondary School

Primary School

Safe

Have a safe journey!

South

Corner; Turning

Nine

(Money) Cent

(Business) Private Limited

Ten

Traditional Malay martial art

Type of woven cloth

Station

Bus station

Railway station

Petrol (Gasoline) Station

Local ruler

River

Muslim Prayer (small) Building

Exit slipway

Tadika

Taman

Taman bunga

Taman negara

Taman selera

Tambang

Tandas

Tanjung

Tapak

Tarik, e.g. Teh Tarik

Tarikh

Tasik (or Tasek)

Telaga

Teluk

Terima Kasih

Tempat

Tempat pelancungan

Tiga

Timur

Tinggi

Titi

Toko

Tokong (Cina)

Tolak

Towkay

Tujuh

Tutup

Ulu (or hulu)

Utara

Warganegara

Wau

Wayang

Wayang Kulit

Wilayah

Yayasan

Kindergarten or nursery

Park

Recreational park

National park

(usu.) Food center

(Transport) Fare

Toilet, W.C.

Cape

Site

Pull;

Date

Lake

(Water) well

Bay

Thank you

Place

Tourist attraction

Three

East

High; tall

Small bridge

Shop (usu. bookshop)

(Chinese) Temple

Push

(Chinese) Business owner

Seven

Close

Upstream

North

Nationality

Kite

Play; Movie

Shadow puppet play; 'kulit'=skin

Province

Foundation; institution

 

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