"Mat Salleh" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Malay]

IPA: /mat saleh/, [mät̚ säle̞h (note: Johor-Riau), -eh (note: Johor-Riau), -ɪh] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: Mat Salleh ku [first-person, informal, possessive], Mat Salleh mu [possessive, second-person], Mat Salleh nya [possessive, third-person]
Etymology: Presumably borrowed from English mad sailor, referring to unruly, drunk British sailors who fought at ports and a euphemism used by the colonial British authorities. It could be derived from mat, which is a colloquial term for a specific person, and salih, which is a word meaning weird. See also Malay mat rempit. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|en|mad}} English mad, {{cog|ms|mat rempit}} Malay mat rempit Head templates: {{ms-noun|pl=-}} Mat Salleh (informal 1st possessive Mat Sallehku, 2nd possessive Mat Sallehmu, 3rd possessive Mat Sallehnya)
  1. (slang) white person, usually a male. Wikipedia link: Mat Salleh Tags: slang Synonyms: orang putih
    Sense id: en-Mat_Salleh-ms-noun-85s7a9d6 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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