mat salih in Malay

IPA: /mat saleh/, [mät̚ säle̞h (note: Johor-Riau), -eh (note: Johor-Riau), -ɪh] (note: Johor-Riau) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From mat (“a colloquial term for a specific person”) + salih (“weird”). See also Mat Salleh. It is 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|ms|mat|salih|t1=a colloquial term for a specific person|t2=weird}} mat (“a colloquial term for a specific person”) + salih (“weird”), {{bor|ms|en|mad}} English mad Head templates: {{ms-noun|pl=-}} mat salih

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  "etymology_text": "From mat (“a colloquial term for a specific person”) + salih (“weird”). See also Mat Salleh.\nIt is 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.",
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        "white person, usually a male."
      ],
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        "(slang) white person, usually a male."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "orang putih"
        }
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/mat saleh/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mät̚ säle̞h",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-eh",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-ɪh]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mat salih"
}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "mat",
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "mad"
      },
      "expansion": "English mad",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mat (“a colloquial term for a specific person”) + salih (“weird”). See also Mat Salleh.\nIt is 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.",
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      },
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        "(slang) white person, usually a male."
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mat saleh/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mät̚ säle̞h",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-eh",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "-ɪh]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mat salih"
}

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"mat salih" meaning in Malay

Noun