Baba Malay Dictionary. William Gwee Thian Hock
lunar month; March
■ bulan empat fourth lunar month; April
■ bulan lima fifth lunar month; May
■ bulan nam sixth lunar month; June
■ bulan tuju seventh lunar month; July
■ bulan lapan eighth lunar month; August
■ bulan semilan ninth lunar month; September
■ bulan sepuloh tenth lunar month; October
■ bulan sebelair eleventh lunar month; November
■ bulan dua belair twelfth lunar month; December
bulang (bulang)
■ bulang-baling a stone or other missile to which a string is attached so that it may be whirled round the head and cast to a great distance (catapult)
bulat (bulat) round; spherical
■ bulatkan ati determined; with single-mindedness
bulu (bulu) hair on human body but not on head; plummage; bristles; woolly or feathery covering on animals
■ bulu abu grey
■ bulu anjing dog's hairs
■ bulu ayam fowl feathers; feather duster
■ bulu babi pig's bristles
■ bulu idong nasal hairs
■ bulu itek duck feathers
■ bulu kening eyebrows
■ bulu ketiak armpit hairs
■ bulu kotek male's pubic hairs
■ bulu kuching cat's hairs
■ bulu mata eyelash
■ bulu nonok female's pubic hairs
■ bulu pantat anal hairs
■ bulu roman fine hairs on the human body especially on the arms
■ bulu roman berdiri goose bumps
■ bulu selay derogatory description of an effeminate male
■ berbulu hairy
bulut / balut (bulut) to wrap in; to bundle up
bumbong (bumbung) main beam of a house
bun (to be pronounced as in English) SEE roti bun, sanggol bun
bunga (bunga) flower; interest from monetary investment or loan
■ bunga ambong ambong tiny paper flowers decorated in a semi-circle usually worn round a chignon or a hairbun
■ bunga api fireworks; sparks
■ bunga bukan sekuntum, kumbang bukan sekor nobody is irreplaceable in love
■ bunga butang globe amaranth flower
■ bunga chempaka frangipani
■ bunga Cheena Chinese rose; cape jasmine
■ bunga chingkeh clove
■ bunga chot band of artificial flowers worn on the hair
■ bunga jinggeh ayam coxcomb flower
■ bunga Jepun oleander
■ bunga kacha piring SEE bunga Cheena
■ bunga kantan wild ginger flower (Etlingera elatior)
■ bunga kek wa [菊花] chrysanthemum
■ bunga kemboja SEE bunga
chempaka
■ bunga kretair paper flower
■ bunga kubor SEE bunga
chempaka
■ bunga mawair rose
■ bunga melor jasmine flower
■ bunga melor Jawa a variety of jasmine flower
■ bunga rampay potpurri of shredded leaves and flower petals artificially scented
■ bunga raya hibiscus; shoeflower
■ bunga sendudok Singapore rhododendron
■ bunga siantan ixora flower
■ bunga suku dangan small white scented flower from a creeper
■ bunga sundal malam a name for the tuberose
■ bunga taik ayam prickly lantana marigold
■ bunga tajok aigrette of flowers
■ bunga telang a dark blue flower (Clitorea ternatea) for colouring Nyonya kuehs
■ bunga teratay lotus flower
■ bunga tongking small yellowish scented flower (Telosma cordata)
■ bunga Turki carnation
bungkus (bungkus) wrap; bundle
■ bungkusan parcel; bundle
bunoh (bunuh) to kill
■ bunoh diri to commit suicide
■ bunoh membunoh killing and slaughtering
buntal (buntal) SEE ikan buntal
buntat (buntat) precious calcareous stone
bunting (bunting) pregnant
■ bunting anak SEE pontianak
■ bunting pelamin pregnancy resulting from wedding night consummation
buntot (buntut) tail; hinderpart
■ buntot belangkair the gathering of hair at the back of the neck in a special Nyonya hair-style
■ buntot keronchong cat's tail with a curled end
■ buntot taon at the year's end
bunyi (bunyi) sound
■ bunyi batu bunyilah dia a very silent type (of person)
■ bunyi meletop explosion sound; explosion
bura (bura) gushing out as during a bad bout of diarrhoea
burok (buruk) ugly; decayed
■ burok perangi ugly temperament
burong (burung) bird; euphemism for the penis
■ burong antu owl
■ burong chenderawaseh bird of paradise
■ burong hong [鳳] phoenix
■ burong kakaktua parrot; cockatoo
■ burong kedidi sandpipers and small plovers
■ burong komba pigeon
■ burong lolang eagle; hawk
■ burong merak peacock
■ burong merbok ground dove bird
■ burong pipit Java sparrow
■ burong ponggok owl
■ burong serindet love birds
■ burong tiong mynah
buru (buru) hurry; hunt
■ memburu hunting
■ terburu-buru hurrying
busa (busa) foam; froth
■ berbusa frothing
busok (busuk) smelly; putrid; stinking
■ busok-busok be that as it may; at least; even at its worst
buta (buta) blind
■ buta baru menchelek, kudong baru mendapat a new-found state of wealth that has adversely affected a person's behaviour