■ ayam utan wild fowl
ayer (air) water; liquid
■ ayer ada pasang ada surut fortune has its ups and downs
■ ayer angat warm water
■ ayer asin salt water
■ ayer batu ice water; ice
■ ayer berair Belanda barley water
■ ayer di-tetak takleh putus a relationship that can never be severed just as water cannot be severed by hacking
■ ayer kelapa coconut juice; coconut water
■ ayer kerair perfume
■ ayer laot sea water
■ ayer lior drooling saliva
■ ayer lior meleler dripping with drooling saliva
■ ayer mata tears
■ ayer mawair rose water
■ ayer menidi boiling water
■ ayer minom drinking water
■ ayer mungka facial expression; countenance
■ ayer panair hot water
■ ayer panair-sejok lukewarm water
■ ayer pasang high tide
■ ayer pasang berbani in between high and low tides; spring tide
■ ayer sarbat ginger water
■ ayer sejok cold water
■ ayer surut low tide
■ ayer tak di-mulot speechless
■ ayer tawair fresh water
■ ayer trujun waterfall
■ ayer ujan rainwater
■ ayer wangi perfume; scented water
ayohai / adohai (ayuhai) Ho there!; an interjection to bespeak attention
ayong / hayong to drag along
azimat (azimat) amulet; cabalistic charm
b
Ba abbreviated term for
Baba; term of address for young Baba males; term of address for father
Baba (Baba) a descriptive name applied specifically to male local-born Chinese of mixed Chinese-Malay-Indian descent belonging to the Baba Peranakan community
■ Baba Peranakan a Baba
babi (babi) pig; hog; pork
■ babi buta to act wildly
■ babi chin stewed pork with bean paste and coriander
■ babi pongteh stewed pork with bean paste
■ babi utan wild boar
babu (babu) maidservant; Bengali type
bacha (baca) to read
■ bacha-bacha to chant
■ bacha surat to study; to read a letter
bachang (bacang) SEE buah
bachang
bachen SEE bacheng
bacheng / bachen (bacin) fetid; vile smell; e.g. as decaying fish manure
badak (badak) rhinoceros
■ badak ayer hippopotamus
badan (badan) body
■ badan besair big body size
■ badan dua pregnancy
■ badan kain body of a sarong
badi (badi) a spiritual influence
■ badi keras strong spiritual influence; charisma
badong wide and protruding (of ears)
bagi (bagai) like; similar to
■ bagi boleh di-jilat a state of extreme cleanliness
bagi (bagi) to allot
■ bagi harta to divide the inheritance
bagsat SEE batsat
bagus (bagus) fine; good
bahang (bahang) hot breath from fire or other heat source
bahasa / basa (bahasa) breeding or manners
bahru (baru) SEE baru
bahu / bau (bahu) shoulder
Bai (bai) familiar address to a Punjabi and Bengali
■ Bai roti Indian bread vendor
■ Bai susu Indian milkman
■ Bai tonchet general term for an Indian milk vendor with a small queue
baik (baik) good; well
■ baik-baik to take good care; in good condition
■ baik balek to be reconciled (with); to recover
■ baik budi kindness well reciprocated
■ baik jugak fortunately
■ baik jahat good and bad
■ baik rupa good looking
■ baik sapa pun whosoever
■ baik tak baik for all one knows
baja (baja) fertilizer; manure
baju (baju) garment
■ baju besi suit of armour
■ baju Cheena Chinese loose-sleeve jacket and trousers
■ baju coat coat
■ baju dalam inner garment
■ baju dua belair ari the wedding costume worn by the bride on the twelfth and last day of the traditional Baba wedding
■ baju Hockchiu Chinese jacket and skirt; wedding costume of the Nyonya bride
■ baju kebaya Nyonya and Malay ladies' short blouse worn with sarong; kebaya garment
■ baju kodok bib-like garment of young male children
■ baju kurong Malay lady's long loose blouse worn with sarong
■ baju lok chuan loose Chinese jacket and trousers of silk worn by Babas on festive occasions
■ baju mati elaborate Chinese costume worn by the dead
■ baju Nyonya SEE baju panjang
■ baju panair sweater; warm clothing
■ baju panjang a three quarter length Nyonya dress worn with sarong
■ baju perap singlet with short sleeve
■ baju pendek short-sleeve blouse
■ baju Shanghai [上海] samfoo jacket and trousers
■ baju shirt shirt
■ baju siu i [壽衣] SEE baju mati
■ baju ujan raincoat
bak [猪肉] pork; meat
■ bak hu [肉脯] pork floss
■ bak kuan [肉乾] barbecued pork
■ bak kueh [肉稞] SEE kueh
■ bak kut [肉骨] pork rib
■ bak pau [肉包] pork dumpling
■ bak pok [肉渣] crispy fried lard
■ bak wan [肉具]