Baba Malay Dictionary. William Gwee Thian Hock
[墨] Chinese black ink; blackish fluid from squid
baka (baka) heredity; breed
■ baka baik of noble descent; of good breed
bakair / bakar (bakar) to burn; to set on fire
■ bakair kemenyan burn benzoin to smoke the house
■ bakair kim to burn gold paper as prayer offering
■ terbakair burning; become annoyed or angry
bakar SEE bakair
bakau (bakau) mangrove
bakol (bakul) basket
■ bakol-bakol a heapful of
■ bakol pasair basket used for marketing
■ bakol sampah waste-paper basket
■ bakol sian [楹] red and black lacquered bamboo basket with cover
balair / balas (balas) requital; reply; repayment
■ balair budi to repay kindness; to show gratitude
■ balair dendam to take revenge
■ berbalair panton to indulge in a pantun repartee
bala SEE ketupat tolak bala
balak (bala) calamity; misfortune
■ balak besair heavy misfortune; heavy responsibility or burden
balak (balak) log; beam
balang SEE penyaket balang
balas SEE balair
baldi (baldi) pail; galvanised iron bucket
baleh baleh a wooden or bamboo platform for resting or sleeping
balek (balik) reversal; going back; on the contrary; anew; once more
■ balek mata in a short space of time
■ balek mulot to change the form of address when people become related through marriage
■ balek idong very close by
■ balek kampong to go back home; back to where one belongs
■ balek satu a variation of cherki
■ balekkan pantat to turn one's back on another
■ balek Tong San has gone back to China; has passed away (for adults only)
■ pi balek in every way, in touch with one another
■ terbalek overturned; reversal
Bali (Bali) island in Indonesia
baling SEE bulang
balut SEE bulut
bambu (bambu) bamboo
ban [跋] chap-ji-ki term where a number drawn on one day is drawn again the next day
ban poey [蠻皮] thick-skinned and tough
ban si be ho [萬世無好] incorrigible
banchu (bancuh) to shuffle
■ banchu daon to shuffle playing cards
bandela (bandela)
■ bandela / bandera / Belanda bosted fat and rotund
bandera SEE bandela
banding (banding) to ponder
banduan (benduan) rough and tough like a labourer
bangka (bangka) old and elderly
bangkay (bangkai) carcass
bangket (bangket) SEE kueh
bangket
bangket (bangkit) referring to past deeds; to revive (old squabbles)
bangkong (bangkong) a foursome Nyonya card game (the cherki)
bangku (bangku) stool
■ bangku Boyan Boyanese-made wooden stool
■ bangku panjang long bench
banglay (bonglai) a ginger (Zingiber cassumunaar)
bango (bangau) white egret
bangsa (bangsa) race; descent
bangsal (bangsal) an open wooden shed without walls
bangsat (bangsat) unfair; cheating
bangsawan (bangsawan) Malay opera
bangun / mangun (bangun) to rise up; to wake up
■ bangunkan to waken (someone); to help set up
bank (bank) bank; water-closet
bantair / bantal (bantal) pillow
■ bantair budak a post-delivery Chinese herbal preparation taken by the Nyonyas
■ bantair Cheena pillow and bolster with respective rectangular eight-sided or round-shaped silver or gold-plated pieces sewn at the opposite ends
■ bantair kampek rectangular-shaped pillow
■ bantair kepek two small bolsters (usually placed on each side of the baby)
■ bantair pelok Dutch-wife; bolster
■ bantair sandaran a triangular-shaped pillow
bantal SEE bantair
bantay (bantai) to inflict a hammering
banting (banting) to dash against
■ banting diri to throw oneself about in a tantrum
■ banting kepala to resort to mental effort
■ banting tulang to work hard; to strive
bantot (bantut) to abort; to postpone
■ ter bantot aborted
bantu (bantu) to assist; aid; succour
■ bantu-membantu assisting one another; cooperative effort
banyak SEE manyak
baok (bauk)
■ berbaok having hair along the line of the jawbone; having side-burns
bapak (bapa) father
■ bapak angkat adopted father
■ bapak joget one who manages joget dancers
■ bapak tiri stepfather
bapok an effeminate male
bara (bara) live coal
■ bara api live embers
barang (barang) thing; item
■ barang baik slang for male's private part
■ barang-barang stuff; wares
■ barang jahat evil entity
■ barang mainan toys; playthings
■ barang makan foodstuff
■ barang pakay items for use on the body
■ sebarang anything
■ sebarang hantam reckless actions
baring (baring) lying down; supine
baris (baris) parade; march
■ berbaris parading; marching (in rows)
barot (barut) long wrap worn by a mother after childbirth
baru / bahru (baru) new; just now
■ baru-baru at the early stage
■ baru tadik just a moment ago
■ baru tau just discovered the truth
barua (barua) pimp; procurer