tempe

ms-noun

tempe (Jawi spelling تيمڤي, plural tempe-tempe, informal 1st possessive tempeku, 2nd possessive tempemu, 3rd possessive tempenya)

تيمڤي (Jawi)
tempe-tempe (plural)
tempeku (first-person informal possessive)
tempemu (possessive second-person)
tempenya (possessive third-person)

Possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (a food made from starch and tempeh) or Malay tapai (“fermentation”).


sate

sate (Jawi spelling ساتي, plural sate-sate, informal 1st possessive sateku, 2nd possessive satemu, 3rd possessive satenya)

ساتي (Jawi)
sate-sate (plural)
sateku (first-person informal possessive)
satemu (possessive second-person)
satenya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: sate

→ Arabic: سَاتِيه (sātīh)

→ Dutch: saté

→ English: satay / sate / satai / saté

→ French: satay / saté

→ German: Satay / Saté

→ Hokkien: 沙茶 (sa-te)

→ Mandarin: 沙茶 (shāchá)

→ Hungarian: szaté

→ Italian: saté

→ Japanese: サテ (sate)

→ Korean: 사테 (sate)

→ Mandarin: 沙爹 (shādiē) / 沙嗲 (shādiǎ)

→ Polish: satay / saté

→ Portuguese: satay

→ Russian: сатай (sataj) / сате (sate) / сатэ (satɛ)

→ Spanish: satay

→ Teochew: 沙茶 (sa¹ dê⁵)

→ Thai: สะเต๊ะ (sà-dté) (semi-learned)

→ Vietnamese: sa tế

Borrowed from Javanese saté, from Tamil சதை (catai, “flesh”).


laksa

laksa (Jawi spelling لقسا, plural laksa-laksa, informal 1st possessive laksaku, 2nd possessive laksamu, 3rd possessive laksanya)

لقسا (Jawi)
laksa-laksa (plural)
laksaku (first-person informal possessive)
laksamu (possessive second-person)
laksanya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: laksa

→ English: laksa

From possibly either:
* Classical Persian لاکچه (lākča, “pasta put into broth”)
* Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā, “red dye; lac”)

der

laksa (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia)


remis

ms-noun

remis (Jawi spelling رميس, plural remis-remis, informal 1st possessive remisku, 2nd possessive remismu, 3rd possessive remisnya)

رميس (Jawi)
remis-remis (plural)
remisku (first-person informal possessive)
remismu (possessive second-person)
remisnya (possessive third-person)


pai

pai (Jawi spelling ڤاي, plural pai-pai, informal 1st possessive paiku, 2nd possessive paimu, 3rd possessive painya)

ڤاي (Jawi)
pai-pai (plural)
paiku (first-person informal possessive)
paimu (possessive second-person)
painya (possessive third-person)


tiram

tiram (Jawi spelling تيرم, plural tiram-tiram, informal 1st possessive tiramku, 2nd possessive tirammu, 3rd possessive tiramnya)

تيرم (Jawi)
tiram-tiram (plural)
tiramku (first-person informal possessive)
tirammu (possessive second-person)
tiramnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: tiram

From Proto-Malayic *tirəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm.


udang

udang (Jawi spelling اودڠ, plural udang-udang, informal 1st possessive udangku, 2nd possessive udangmu, 3rd possessive udangnya)

اودڠ (Jawi)
udang-udang (plural)
udangku (first-person informal possessive)
udangmu (possessive second-person)
udangnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: udang

From Proto-Malayic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.


cuka

cuka (Jawi spelling چوک, plural cuka-cuka, informal 1st possessive cukaku, 2nd possessive cukamu, 3rd possessive cukanya)

چوک (Jawi)
cuka-cuka (plural)
cukaku (first-person informal possessive)
cukamu (possessive second-person)
cukanya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: cuka

→ Bikol Central: suka

→ Cebuano: suka

→ Ilocano: suka

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→ Javanese: ꦕꦺꦴꦏꦏ꧀ (cokak), ꦕꦸꦏꦏ꧀ (cukak)

→ Maranao: soka'

→ Tagalog: suka

Possibly either:
* Borrowed from Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cukka), from Sanskrit चुक्र (cukra, “sourness; fruit vinegar”). Compare Bengali চুকা (cuka, “sour, acid”).
* Persian سرکا (serkâ, “vinegar”)


keju

ms-noun

keju (Jawi spelling کيجو, plural keju-keju, informal 1st possessive kejuku, 2nd possessive kejumu, 3rd possessive kejunya)

کيجو (Jawi)
keju-keju (plural)
kejuku (first-person informal possessive)
kejumu (possessive second-person)
kejunya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: keju

From Portuguese queijo, from Old Galician-Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to ferment, become sour”).


nasi

ms-noun

nasi (Jawi spelling ناسي, plural nasi-nasi, informal 1st possessive nasiku, 2nd possessive nasimu, 3rd possessive nasinya)

ناسي (Jawi)
nasi-nasi (plural)
nasiku (first-person informal possessive)
nasimu (possessive second-person)
nasinya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: nasi
→ Dutch: nasi

→ English: nasi

From Proto-Malayic *nasi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *in-asi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi₃.

(uncountable) Rice cooked by either steaming or boiling; cooked rice.


roti

roti (Jawi spelling روتي, plural roti-roti, informal 1st possessive rotiku, 2nd possessive rotimu, 3rd possessive rotinya)

روتي (Jawi)
roti-roti (plural)
rotiku (first-person informal possessive)
rotimu (possessive second-person)
rotinya (possessive third-person)

> Indonesian: roti (inherited)

→ Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦶ (roti)

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羅知／罗知 (lô-ti)

→ Min Nan: 羅知／罗知 (lô-ti)

→ Pattani Malay: راوْتي / รอตี

Borrowed from Tamil ரொட்டி (roṭṭi) or Hindi रोटी (roṭī, “bread”).


stik

ms-noun

stik (Jawi spelling ستيک, plural stik-stik, informal 1st possessive stikku, 2nd possessive stikmu, 3rd possessive stiknya)

ستيک (Jawi)
stik-stik (plural)
stikku (first-person informal possessive)
stikmu (possessive second-person)
stiknya (possessive third-person)


pudina

pudina (Jawi spelling ڤودينا, plural pudina-pudina, informal 1st possessive pudinaku, 2nd possessive pudinamu, 3rd possessive pudinanya)

ڤودينا (Jawi)
pudina-pudina (plural)
pudinaku (first-person informal possessive)
pudinamu (possessive second-person)
pudinanya (possessive third-person)


sarapan

sarapan (Jawi spelling سارڤن, plural sarapan-sarapan, informal 1st possessive sarapanku, 2nd possessive sarapanmu, 3rd possessive sarapannya)

سارڤن (Jawi)
sarapan-sarapan (plural)
sarapanku (first-person informal possessive)
sarapanmu (possessive second-person)
sarapannya (possessive third-person)


halia

halia (Jawi spelling هليا, plural halia-halia, informal 1st possessive haliaku, 2nd possessive haliamu, 3rd possessive halianya)

هليا (Jawi)
halia-halia (plural)
haliaku (first-person informal possessive)
haliamu (possessive second-person)
halianya (possessive third-person)

Baba Malay: alia

Indonesian: halia

→ Tok Pisin: kalia

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河蓮／河莲 (hô-liân)

→ Min Nan: 河蓮／河莲 (hô-liân)

From Proto-Malayic *halia by metathesis from earlier variant *lahia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (“ginger”).

Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale#Translingual


lauk

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahuk (“mixed, as foods”).


daging

ms-noun

daging (Jawi spelling داݢيڠ, plural daging-daging, informal 1st possessive dagingku, 2nd possessive dagingmu, 3rd possessive dagingnya)

داݢيڠ (Jawi)
daging-daging (plural)
dagingku (first-person informal possessive)
dagingmu (possessive second-person)
dagingnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: daging

daging kambing

Saya nak daging.

(informal, Malaysia) Ellipsis of daging lembu (“beef (lit. "cow meat")”); beef.

The edible part of a fruit between the skin and the seed; the mesocarp.

The human body (in contrast to the mind and soul).


ketupat

ketupat (Jawi spelling کتوڤت, plural ketupat-ketupat, informal 1st possessive ketupatku, 2nd possessive ketupatmu, 3rd possessive ketupatnya)

کتوڤت (Jawi)
ketupat-ketupat (plural)
ketupatku (first-person informal possessive)
ketupatmu (possessive second-person)
ketupatnya (possessive third-person)


minyak

minyak (Jawi spelling ميڽق, plural minyak-minyak, informal 1st possessive minyakku, 2nd possessive minyakmu, 3rd possessive minyaknya)

ميڽق (Jawi)
minyak-minyak (plural)
minyakku (first-person informal possessive)
minyakmu (possessive second-person)
minyaknya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: minyak

From Proto-Malayic *miñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak.

perminyakan [causative passive + resultative

meminyaki [agent focus + causative benefactive]

diminyaki [patient focus + causative benefactive]


mentega

mentega (Jawi spelling منتيݢ, plural mentega-mentega, informal 1st possessive mentegaku, 2nd possessive mentegamu, 3rd possessive menteganya)

منتيݢ (Jawi)
mentega-mentega (plural)
mentegaku (first-person informal possessive)
mentegamu (possessive second-person)
menteganya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: mentega

→ Min Nan: 文地牙


lemak

lemak (Jawi spelling لمق, plural lemak-lemak, informal 1st possessive lemakku, 2nd possessive lemakmu, 3rd possessive lemaknya)

لمق (Jawi)
lemak-lemak (plural)
lemakku (first-person informal possessive)
lemakmu (possessive second-person)
lemaknya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: lemak

From Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləmək (“fertile, of soil”).


snek

ms-noun

snek (Jawi spelling سنيک, plural snek-snek, informal 1st possessive snekku, 2nd possessive snekmu, 3rd possessive sneknya)

سنيک (Jawi)
snek-snek (plural)
snekku (first-person informal possessive)
snekmu (possessive second-person)
sneknya (possessive third-person)


daging asu

daging asu (Jawi spelling داݢيڠ اسو, plural daging-daging asu, informal 1st possessive daging asuku, 2nd possessive daging asumu, 3rd possessive daging asunya)

داݢيڠ اسو (Jawi)
daging-daging asu (plural)
daging asu ku (first-person informal possessive)
daging asu mu (possessive second-person)
daging asu nya (possessive third-person)

Synonym of daging anjing: dogmeat (dog eaten as meat)


daging anjing

daging anjing (Jawi spelling داݢيڠ انجيڠ, plural daging-daging anjing, informal 1st possessive daging anjingku, 2nd possessive daging anjingmu, 3rd possessive daging anjingnya)

داݢيڠ انجيڠ (Jawi)
daging-daging anjing (plural)
daging anjing ku (first-person informal possessive)
daging anjing mu (possessive second-person)
daging anjing nya (possessive third-person)


اودڠ

head

اودڠ (Rumi spelling udang, plural اودڠ٢)


kepah

ms-noun

kepah (Jawi spelling کڤه, plural kepah-kepah, informal 1st possessive kepahku, 2nd possessive kepahmu, 3rd possessive kepahnya)

کڤه (Jawi)
kepah-kepah (plural)
kepahku (first-person informal possessive)
kepahmu (possessive second-person)
kepahnya (possessive third-person)


tauhu

tauhu (Jawi spelling تاوهو, informal 1st possessive tauhuku, 2nd possessive tauhumu, 3rd possessive tauhunya)

تاوهو (Jawi)
tauhuku (first-person informal possessive)
tauhumu (possessive second-person)
tauhunya (possessive third-person)

From Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū). Compare Indonesian tahu, Tagalog taho.

tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk)


kuih

kuih (Jawi spelling کوءيه, plural kuih-kuih, informal 1st possessive kuihku, 2nd possessive kuihmu, 3rd possessive kuihnya)

کوءيه (Jawi)
kuih-kuih (plural)
kuihku (first-person informal possessive)
kuihmu (possessive second-person)
kuihnya (possessive third-person)

→ English: kuih

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


aiskrim

aiskrim (Jawi spelling اءيسکريم, plural aiskrim-aiskrim, informal 1st possessive aiskrimku, 2nd possessive aiskrimmu, 3rd possessive aiskrimnya)

اءيسکريم (Jawi)
aiskrim-aiskrim (plural)
aiskrimku (first-person informal possessive)
aiskrimmu (possessive second-person)
aiskrimnya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: es krim (via phono-semantic matching of Dutch ijs)


lokan

lokan (Jawi spelling لوکن, plural lokan-lokan, informal 1st possessive lokanku, 2nd possessive lokanmu, 3rd possessive lokannya)

لوکن (Jawi)
lokan-lokan (plural)
lokanku (first-person informal possessive)
lokanmu (possessive second-person)
lokannya (possessive third-person)

a type of edible large clam (Polymesoda placans)


panir

panir (Jawi spelling ڤانير, plural panir-panir, informal 1st possessive panirku, 2nd possessive panirmu, 3rd possessive panirnya)

ڤانير (Jawi)
panir-panir (plural)
panirku (first-person informal possessive)
panirmu (possessive second-person)
panirnya (possessive third-person)

From Persian پنیر, from Middle Persian pnyl (panīr); see there for further information.


gula-gula

gula-gula (plural gula-gula, informal 1st possessive gula-gulaku, 2nd possessive gula-gulamu, 3rd possessive gula-gulanya)

gula-gula (plural)
gula-gula ku (first-person informal possessive)
gula-gula mu (possessive second-person)
gula-gula nya (possessive third-person)

Ambonese Malay: gula-gula

Indonesian: gula-gula


pelam

pelam (plural pelam-pelam, informal 1st possessive pelamku, 2nd possessive pelammu, 3rd possessive pelamnya)

pelam-pelam (plural)
pelamku (first-person informal possessive)
pelammu (possessive second-person)
pelamnya (possessive third-person)


bihun

bihun (Jawi spelling بيهون, plural bihun-bihun, informal 1st possessive bihunku, 2nd possessive bihunmu, 3rd possessive bihunnya)

بيهون (Jawi)
bihun-bihun (plural)
bihunku (first-person informal possessive)
bihunmu (possessive second-person)
bihunnya (possessive third-person)


nasi lemak

nasi lemak (Jawi spelling ناسي لمق, informal 1st possessive nasi lemakku, 2nd possessive nasi lemakmu, 3rd possessive nasi lemaknya)

ناسي لمق (Jawi)
nasi lemak ku (first-person informal possessive)
nasi lemak mu (possessive second-person)
nasi lemak nya (possessive third-person)


karipap

karipap (Jawi spelling کاريڤڤ, plural karipap-karipap, informal 1st possessive karipapku, 2nd possessive karipapmu, 3rd possessive karipapnya)

کاريڤڤ (Jawi)
karipap-karipap (plural)
karipapku (first-person informal possessive)
karipapmu (possessive second-person)
karipapnya (possessive third-person)


kicap

kicap (Jawi spelling کيچڤ, informal 1st possessive kicapku, 2nd possessive kicapmu, 3rd possessive kicapnya)

کيچڤ (Jawi)
kicapku (first-person informal possessive)
kicapmu (possessive second-person)
kicapnya (possessive third-person)

→? English: ketchup (probable but uncertain) (see there for further descendants)

From Hokkien 膎汁 (kê-chiap, “fish brine”). Compare Kapampangan kesiap.


bubur

bubur (Jawi spelling بوبور, informal 1st possessive buburku, 2nd possessive buburmu, 3rd possessive buburnya)

بوبور (Jawi)
buburku (first-person informal possessive)
buburmu (possessive second-person)
buburnya (possessive third-person)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀbuʀ. Cognate with Khmer បបរ (bɑɑbɑbɑɑ, “porridge”).


belacan

belacan (Jawi spelling بلاچن, informal 1st possessive belacanku, 2nd possessive belacanmu, 3rd possessive belacannya)

بلاچن (Jawi)
belacanku (first-person informal possessive)
belacanmu (possessive second-person)
belacannya (possessive third-person)

Baba Malay: belachan

Indonesian: belacan

→ Burmese: ဗာလချောင် (bala.hkyaung)

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馬拉盞／马拉盏 (mǎlāzhǎn)

→ Chinese: 馬拉盞／马拉盏 (mǎlāzhǎn)

desctree

→ Macanese: balichám
→ English: balichao
→ Portuguese: balichão

→ Ternate: balacang

Compare Pattani Malay بلاچٍي / บือลาแจ, Urak Lawoi' บาจัด (bacat).

A Malay condiment made from fermented shrimp paste.


jintan

ms-noun

jintan (Jawi spelling جينتن, plural jintan-jintan, informal 1st possessive jintanku, 2nd possessive jintanmu, 3rd possessive jintannya)

جينتن (Jawi)
jintan-jintan (plural)
jintanku (first-person informal possessive)
jintanmu (possessive second-person)
jintannya (possessive third-person)

From Old Javanese jinten ~ ginten, from Hindi जीरा (jīrā, “cumin”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕 (jīraga), from Sanskrit जीरक (jīraka).


ketumbar

ketumbar (Jawi spelling کتومبر, plural ketumbar-ketumbar, informal 1st possessive ketumbarku, 2nd possessive ketumbarmu, 3rd possessive ketumbarnya)

کتومبر (Jawi)
ketumbar-ketumbar (plural)
ketumbarku (first-person informal possessive)
ketumbarmu (possessive second-person)
ketumbarnya (possessive third-person)

Compare Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī).

Coriandrum sativum
Coriandrum sativum#Translingual

coriander (dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant)


nasi kepal

nasi kepal (plural nasi-nasi kepal, informal 1st possessive nasi kepalku, 2nd possessive nasi kepalmu, 3rd possessive nasi kepalnya)

nasi-nasi kepal (plural)
nasi kepal ku (first-person informal possessive)
nasi kepal mu (possessive second-person)
nasi kepal nya (possessive third-person)

Compound of nasi + kepal, calque of Japanese お握り (Compare Indonesian nasi kepal).

rice ball, onigiri; usually as nasi kepal Jepun.


taukua

taukua (Jawi spelling تاوکوا, plural taukua-taukua, informal 1st possessive taukuaku, 2nd possessive taukuamu, 3rd possessive taukuanya)

تاوکوا (Jawi)
taukua-taukua (plural)
taukuaku (first-person informal possessive)
taukuamu (possessive second-person)
taukuanya (possessive third-person)

From Teochew 豆乾／豆干 (tāu-kuaⁿ) or Xiamen Hokkien 豆乾／豆干 (tāu-koaⁿ).

(Northern Peninsular Malay) tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk)


ayam goreng

ayam goreng (Jawi spelling ايم ݢوريڠ, informal 1st possessive ayam gorengku, 2nd possessive ayam gorengmu, 3rd possessive ayam gorengnya)

ايم ݢوريڠ (Jawi)
ayam goreng ku (first-person informal possessive)
ayam goreng mu (possessive second-person)
ayam goreng nya (possessive third-person)

Indonesian: ayam goreng


nasi kandar

nasi kandar (plural nasi-nasi kandar, informal 1st possessive nasi kandarku, 2nd possessive nasi kandarmu, 3rd possessive nasi kandarnya)

nasi-nasi kandar (plural)
nasi kandar ku (first-person informal possessive)
nasi kandar mu (possessive second-person)
nasi kandar nya (possessive third-person)

Indian Muslim-style steamed rice served with various curries to choose from


bertih

bertih (Jawi spelling برتيه, plural bertih-bertih, informal 1st possessive bertihku, 2nd possessive bertihmu, 3rd possessive bertihnya)

برتيه (Jawi)
bertih-bertih (plural)
bertihku (first-person informal possessive)
bertihmu (possessive second-person)
bertihnya (possessive third-person)

From Proto-Malayic *bAr(ə)tiq, possible loan from Austroasiatic.


cakar ayam

cakar ayam (plural cakar-cakar ayam, informal 1st possessive cakar ayamku, 2nd possessive cakar ayammu, 3rd possessive cakar ayamnya)

cakar-cakar ayam (plural)
cakar ayam ku (first-person informal possessive)
cakar ayam mu (possessive second-person)
cakar ayam nya (possessive third-person)

(idiomatic) scrawl, scribble (bad handwriting)

(kuih ~) A type of pastry made from mashed cassava or sweet potato.


toyu

toyu (Jawi spelling تويو, plural toyu-toyu, informal 1st possessive toyuku, 2nd possessive toyumu, 3rd possessive toyunya)

تويو (Jawi)
toyu-toyu (plural)
toyuku (first-person informal possessive)
toyumu (possessive second-person)
toyunya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆油 (tāu-iû). Compare Tagalog toyo.


tauyu

tauyu (Jawi spelling تاويو, plural tauyu-tauyu, informal 1st possessive tauyuku, 2nd possessive tauyumu, 3rd possessive tauyunya)

تاويو (Jawi)
tauyu-tauyu (plural)
tauyuku (first-person informal possessive)
tauyumu (possessive second-person)
tauyunya (possessive third-person)


mempelam

mempelam (plural mempelam-mempelam, informal 1st possessive mempelamku, 2nd possessive mempelammu, 3rd possessive mempelamnya)

mempelam-mempelam (plural)
mempelamku (first-person informal possessive)
mempelammu (possessive second-person)
mempelamnya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Tamil மாம்பழம் (māmpaḻam).