kenapa

کناڤ (Jawi)
kenape (alternative Internet)
knape (alternative Internet)
nape (alternative Internet)
knp (alternative Internet)

Blend of kena (“to affect”) + apa (“what”).

blend

Kenapa kau begitu degil?

“Doktor, tapak tangan saya berpeluh banyak sangat sampai tidak boleh buat kerja. Kenapa boleh jadi begitu?”

2018 December 27, “Kenapa tapak tangan selalu basah, berpeluh? [Why are palms always wet and sweaty?]”, in Media Permata, archived from the original on 2018-12-28:

"Doctor, my palms sweat too much until I cannot do work. Why could this have happened?


sial

→ English: sial

Tagged at the end of a sentence to express discontent, shock, exhaustion or exasperation


sial

Either from English sial or a blend of silikon (“silicon”) + aluminium (“aluminium”).


sima

Either from English sima or a blend of silikon (“silicon”) + magnesium.


maun

ms-noun

maun (Jawi spelling ماون, plural maun-maun)


Wikipedia

ويکيڤيديا (Jawi)

Borrowed from English Wikipedia. Equivalent to a blend of wiki + ensiklopedia.


Nusantara

نوسانتارا (Jawi)

Borrowed either from Javanese ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ (Nusantara, “the islands”) or from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”). By surface analysis, blend of nusa + antara. Attested in a Malay Annals manuscript from 1808.

surface etymology

(geography) The Malay Archipelago; the islands comprising the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysian Borneo, Papua New Guinea, and the Phillipines.


komku

ms-noun

komku (Jawi spelling کومکو, plural komku-komku)

Blend of komik (“comic”) + buku (“book”).

blend

(comics) A type of illustration which has story and dialog.

(comics) A comic book, regardless of the artistic style.


moyang

ms-noun

moyang (Jawi spelling مويڠ, plural moyang-moyang)

From Proto-Malayic *(əm)pu + *hiaŋ, equivalent with blend of empu + hyang.


Langkawi

Blend of helang (“eagle”) + kawi (“reddish-brown”)


tengari

ms-noun

tengari (Jawi spelling تڠاري, plural tengari-tengari)

Blend of tengah (“middle”) + hari (“day”).


kugiran

kugiran-kugiran (plural)
kumpulan gitar rancak (alternative)


wasap

ms-noun

wasap (Jawi spelling واسڤ, plural wasap-wasap)


hakis

Blend of habis (“entirely”) + kikis (“to scrape”).

blend

Tanah menghakis


cikgu

ms-noun

cikgu (Jawi spelling چيقݢو, plural cikgu-cikgu)

Cikgu biologi

Synonym(s): guru, ustaz, ustazah


kulapuk

kulapuk (Jawi spelling کولاڤوق, plural kulapuk-kulapuk)

kulapuk roti


pawagam

pawagam (Jawi spelling ڤاواݢم, plural pawagam-pawagam)


Indogsial

Blend of Indonesia + dog + sial. A dog is an unclean animal in Islam, Malaysia's national religion.

(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An Indonesian.


takde

tiada (alternative)
takda (alternative)
tidak ada (alternative)
tak ada (alternative)

Saya takde duit.


berdikari

برديکاري (Jawi)

Borrowed from Indonesian berdikari, analysed as a blend of berdiri (“to stand”) + atas (“on”) + kaki (“feet”) + sendiri (“own”).

blend

stand on one's own two feet
stand on one's own two feet

(figurative, intransitive) To stand on one's own two feet; to be independent and self-sufficient.


mantul

Borrowed from Indonesian mantul. Blend of mantap + betul.

Saya juga bersyukur kerana Allah kurniakan saya perjalanan hidup yang sangat mantul dan dapat mengetahui sejauh mana kegilaan orang kita dalam media sosial.

2020 July 24, Sudirman Mohd Tahir, Harian Metro:

I am also grateful that God has blessed me with a very wonderful life journey and finding out how crazy our people are on social media.


sependa

sependa-sependa (plural)
spenda (alternative)

Blend of seluar (“trousers”) + pendek (“short”) + dalam (“inside”).

Sependa merah

(colloquial, slang) underwear; pants; panties


titau

تيتاو (Jawi)
tidak tahu (alternative)
tak tau (alternative)

Blend of tidak (“not”) + tahu (“to know”).


jenama

ms-noun

jenama (Jawi spelling جنام, plural jenama-jenama)

→ Indonesian: jenama


cereka

cereka (Jawi spelling چريک, plural cereka-cereka)

Blend of cerita (“story”) + rekaan (“creation”).


capap

capap-capap (plural)
capub (alternative)
capab (alternative)

Blend of cari (“to look for, to seek”) + publisiti (“publicity”).
* Note that the spelling of pub is fixed to pap.

(slang) Someone that likes to seek for attention or publicity; an attention seeker.


capub

capub-capub (plural)
capap (alternative)
capab (alternative)

Blend of cari (“to find”) + publisiti (“publicity”).
* Note that this word's spelling has been standardized as capap.


pemayur

ms-noun

pemayur (Jawi spelling ڤمايور, plural pemayur-pemayur)

Blend of pemakan (“eater”) + sayur (“vegetable”). Coined by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.


kerjaya

ms-noun

kerjaya (Jawi spelling کرجاي, plural kerjaya-kerjaya)

Possibly a blend of kerja (“occupation”) + jaya (“success”).

blend

Dokumentari ini menceritakan kerjaya seorang legenda bola sepak bernama Pelé.

This documentary recounts the career of a football legend who goes by the name of Pelé.

The journey or progress of someone over the course of their life.

Apa kerjaya pilihan kamu?

A work or profession which becomes one's lifelong activity.


Jerantut

جرنتوت (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 而連突 /而连突 (Érliántū)

desc

→ Tamil: ஜெராண்டுட் (jerāṇṭuṭ)

→ Tamil: ஜெராண்டுட் (jerāṇṭuṭ)

Possibly from blend of jeram (“rapids in a stream”) + Tut (“a person's name”).


Rompin

رومڤين (Jawi)

→ Chinese: 雲冰 /云冰 (Yúnbīng)

→ Tamil: ரொம்பின் (rompiṉ)

Possibly from blend of ru (“beach ironwood”) + ramping (“slim”).

a district of Pahang, Malaysia; capital: Kuala Rompin


lurang

ms-noun

lurang (Jawi spelling لورڠ, plural lurang-lurang)

لورڠ (Jawi)
lurang-lurang (plural)
lubang orang (alternative)

Blend of lubang (“hole”) + orang (“man; person”). Calque of English manhole.


matriye

Blend of selamat + hari + raye (“The Johor-Riau pronunciation of raya”).

raye<t:The Johor-Riau pronunciation of raya>

selamat hari raya
selamat hari raya#Malay

(slang, text messaging) alternative form of selamat hari raya


icibos

Blend of incik + bos. From the popular Malaysian animated television series Boboiboy. Unknown whether it is borrowed from Indonesian.

(Internet slang, humorous, social media, chiefly TikTok) Male genital.

social media; chiefly TikTok; social media; chiefly TikTok


gimam

Blend of pergi (“to go”) + mampus (“to die”)

(Malaysia, slang, vulgar) to get lost; to go to hell


tekshar

Blend of tetek (“boob”) + besar (“large”).

Teksharnya amoi tu.

That Chinese girl is really a big-boobed.

(Malaysia, slang, vulgar) big-boob, busty


tekcik

Blend of tetek (“boob”) + kecik (“small”).


filpen

filpén (canonical)
filpen-filpen (plural)

Blend of filem (“film”) + pendek (“short”).

Filpen pertama aku, […]

2012 August 1, Mohd Jayzuan, “Cin-Ntah (2011) - Filpen/Short film”, in Vimeo:

Filpen ini bercerita tentang banyak perkara tentang kehidupan.

2012 October 17, Faizal Sulaiman, “Review: "Hidup Bukan Untuk Derita" (Filpen Pasport Ekspres)”, in Blogger, archived from the original on 2023-11-23:

This short film tells about many things about life.

Perubahan wajah dunia filem juga berteraskan legasi filpen.

2024 June 15, Abror Rivai, “Islah legasi yang mengubah pandangan dunia “cinephilia””, in Senimalayä, archived from the original on 2024-07-13:

The changing face of the film world is also based on the legacy of short film.

Ini untuk memastikan semua filpen ada satu elemen khusus.

2025 April 15, Kuman Picture, “KUMAN PICTURES CHALLENGE 6”, in Facebook, archived from the original on 2025-06-14:

This is to ensure that all short film have one specific element.

Kemenjadian filpen pertama tersebut disebabkan […] dalam menghasilkannya.

2025 May 18, Adam Taufiq Suharto, “Tentang Filpen”, in JendelaDBP, archived from the original on 2025-06-14:

The creation of the first short film was due to […] in producing it.


andartu

ms-noun

andartu (Jawi spelling اندرتو, plural andartu-andartu)