malam

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *maləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maləm.


rumah

From Proto-Malayic *rumah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq.

home (house or structure in which someone lives)


dua

From Proto-Malayic *dua(ʔ), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.


bulan

From Proto-Malayic *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN.

month (period into which a year is divided)


satu

From Proto-Malayic *sA- (“one”) + *batu (“stone”).


sungai

river (large stream which drains a landmass)


tiga

From Proto-Malayic *tiga, from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀕 (tiga), from Sanskrit त्रिक (trika, “triad”).


empat

From Proto-Malayic *əmpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.


dada

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.


pat

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pahət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”).


barat

From Proto-Malayic *barat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat (“southwest monsoon”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).


kuda

From Malay kuda, Tamil குதிரை (kutirai).


kayu

From Proto-Malayic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.


dan

From Proto-Malayic *dahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan (“branch, bough”).


enam

From Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.


tujuh

From Proto-Malayic *tujuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq. Doublet of tunjuk.


pasir

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pasir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank, shoal in river or sea”).


anak

From Proto-Malayic *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

(Christianity) Son, one of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated in Jesus Christ


bagi

From Proto-Malayic *bahagi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqagi.

Sepuluh bagi dua, nyadi lima.


besi

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

(physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)


lima

From Proto-Malayic *lima(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.


misa

From Malay misa, from Portuguese missa (“mass”), from Old Galician-Portuguese missa, from Late Latin missa (“mass”), from Latin mittō (“I send”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).


adat

From Malay adat, from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda, “habit, custom”), from the verb عَوْدَ (ʕawda, “to appurtain, to be proper”).

custom (Frequent repetition of the same act)


asap

Probably from merging of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asəp (“incense, ritual smoke”), and *qasəb (“smoke”).

inh

smoke (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material)


mata

From Proto-Malayic *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.


selatan

From Proto-Malayic *səlatan, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salatan


ati

From Proto-Malayic *hati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.


asi

From Proto-Malayic *nasiʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nasi.


tupi

Borrowed from Malay topi, from Tamil தொப்பி (toppi), from Hindi टोपी (ṭopī).

Anak iya ngena tupi biru


pagi

From Proto-Malayic *pagi according to Adelaar (1992) but doubted by Hoogervorst (2016) who proposed a loan from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit page, from Sanskrit प्रगे (prage, “crack of dawn”).


api

From Proto-Malayic *api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.


iku

From Proto-Malayic *ikur, *ikuŋ (compare Brunei Malay ekong, Malay ekor, Minangkabau ikua), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, *ikuŋ (compare Acehnese iku, Balinese ikut, Buginese ikkoʔ), from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.


sabun

From Malay sabun, from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn) or Portuguese sabão, both ultimately from Latin sapō.

bor

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)


buk

From Proto-Malayic *buək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.


tangan

From Proto-Malayic *taŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan. (compare Banjarese tangan, Indonesian tangan, Malay tangan, Minangkabau tangan).


bulu

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.


utara

Borrowed from Malay utara, from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara).


buah

From Proto-Malayic *buah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq.


kuku

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


ina

From Proto-Malayic *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.


tunjuk

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuk (“to point at”).

inh

Telih tunjuk iya


tunjuk

Tunjukka ku jalai ngagai rumah kita.


nanah

From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

pus (fluid found in regions of infection)


daun

From Proto-Malayic *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.


mua

From Proto-Malayic *muha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muqa.


tenggara

Asia Tenggara


babas

(botany) volunteer plant (a plant that grows on its own, rather than being deliberately planted by a farmer or gardener)


Kristian

Borrowed from English Christian, from Latin Chrīstiānus.


taun

From Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Malay tahun, Maori tau).


tanak

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tanək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanək, from Proto-Austronesian *taNək (“to cook anything but rice”).


katil

From Malay katil, Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā). Cognate to Portuguese catre.


bangku

Borrowed from Malay bangku, from Portuguese banco.


biru

From Proto-Malayic *biru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)biʀaw.


kuning

From Proto-Malayic *kunit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)kunij.


timur

From Proto-Malayic *timur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward


angin

From Proto-Malayic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.


tulang

From Proto-Malayic *tulaŋ (compare Malay tulang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqəlaŋ, *tuqəlan (compare Bau Bidayuh turang, Chamorro to'lang, Bakung turang), from Proto-Austronesian *CuqəlaN.


bau

From Malay bahu, from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu).


kukut

From Proto-Malayic *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


Roh Kudus

From Indonesian Roh Kudus, from Arabic الرُّوح الْقُدُس (ar-rūḥ al-qudus).

der

الرُّوح الْقُدُس


adi

From Proto-Malayic *adi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

sibling (younger person who shares same parents)


nanga

(geography) confluence (point where two rivers or streams meet)


tusu

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.


buai

Buai 4 ari 5

(mathematics) subtract, deduct, remove, minus


batang

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)


batang

Numeral classifier for cylindrical objects.


nyawa

From Proto-Malayic *ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa. Compare Siraya xinawa.

Nyawa kitai enda panjai

Nyawa iya besai

Nyawa iya inggar

Nyawa duit Ringgit


mirah

From Proto-Malayic *(mA-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.


embun

From Proto-Malayic *Ambun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Austronesian *ambun.

dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)


benih

From Proto-Malayic *bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq (“seed set aside for the next planting”). Cognate with Javanese winih and Tagalog binhi.


ubat

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *ubat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ubat.

medicine (substance which promotes healing)


ukur

to measure (ascertain the quantity of a unit)


tambah

arithmetic operation
arithmetic operation#English

(mathematics) to add (to perform the arithmetic operation of addition)


urup

From Malay huruf, from Arabic حُرُوف (ḥurūf).


uban

From Proto-Malayic *huban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.


kuih

Borrowed from Malay kuih, Hokkien 粿 (kóe).

bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially the steamed ones made in Southeast Asia or Southern China


petara

From Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered; worshipful”).


kerita

From Malay kereta, from Portuguese carreta.


tulak

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak (“push something away, shove, repel; push off, as a boat leaving shore or being poled through shallow water”). Cognate with Tagalog tulak.

inh

4 tulak 5


tauk

From Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.


gadung

From Brunei Malay gadung. Compare with Maguindanao gadung, Maranao gadong, Tausug gaddung and Pangutaran Sama gaddung.


idung

From Proto-Malayic *hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ.


ketumbar

Coriandrum sativum
Coriandrum sativum#Translingual

coriander (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant)


pukat

From Proto-Malayic *pukət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukət.


belian

From Dutch briljant, from French brillant, from Medieval Latin as if *berilare (“to sparkle like a beryl or other precious stone”), from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”). Doublet of brilian.

der

(in extension, card games) diamond: a card of the diamonds suit.

diamond:
diamond: a card of the diamonds suit.


kebal

(immunology) protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens


gerija

Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).


serega

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga).


musin bungai

From musin (“season”) + bungai (“flower”).


jaku karung

jaku (“word, language”) + karung (“deep meaning”).

compound

A type of Iban poem of themes like love or heroism


jaku pengawa

From jaku (“word, language”) + pengawa (“work”).

(linguistics) verb (word which represent an activity)


meredeka

From Malay merdeka, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”). Cognate of Buginese ᨆᨑᨙᨉᨀ, Tagalog maharlika.

der

Sarawak udah meredeka ari 22 Julai 1963.

Sarawak has been declared to be independent since 22 July 1963.

(politics) free from colonialism, annexation, military occupation, etc.; liberated; independent


ai mata

From Proto-Malayic *air mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. Equivalent to ai (“water”) + mata (“eye”)

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)


butuh dilah

butuh (“penis,dick”) + dilah (“tongue”).


kerigai

kerigai babi