Teqa

Siblings

alternative: Tekha
definitions:
English: brother or sister
Malay: abang or kakak
deutsch: Bruder oder Schwester.

Parey

Siblings

definitions:
English: Siblings
Malay: adik-beradik
deutsch: Geschwister

Belabau

Mouse Cookie

Definitions:
English: Mouse
Malay: Tikus
deutsch: die Maus

Jekan

Fish in an aquarium

Definitions:
English: Fish
Malay: Ikan
deutsch: der Fisch

Benaweang

BEHIND WHICH DOOR, WILL YOU FIND ONE BILLION DOLLAR, OR A BAG OR RICE??

Definitions:
English: door
Malay: pintu
deutsch: die Tür

ilai

You are Here

Definitions:
English: here
Malay: sini
deutsch: hier

inan

Point

Definitions:
English: there
Malay: sana
deutsch: dort

ibak

arrow, down

Definitions:
English: down
Malay: bawah
deutsch: unten

amau

Arrow up the tree

Definitions:
English: up
Malay: atas
deutsch: oben

yai

Questions

Definitions:
English: who
Malay: siapa
deutsch: wer

terinuk

Sleepy cat.

Definitions:
English: sleepy
Malay: Mengantuk
deutsch: müde

munguk

Sitting Alone

Definitions:
English: to sit
Malay: Duduk
Detusch: sitzen

mesabau

170: June 19 - Sulk

Definitions:
English: to sulk
Malay: merajuk
Deutsch: schmollen

membawu

Envy

definition:
English: jealous
Malay: camburu
deutsch: neidisch

melalaih

Angry Birds

definition:
English: angry
Malay: marah
deutsch: sich ängern

alou

Ruler

Alou ( adj)

definition:
English: long
Malay: panjang
deutsch: lang

buyen

panic

Buyen ( adv)

Pronounciation: Bu-yen
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Panic
Malay: ketakutan atau kecemasan yang datang dengan tiba-tiba; gugup, bingung
deutsch: panisch


Buyen is an emotion like mengéing (scared), melalaih (angry) etc. To use it you need the verb tan rasa ie: buyen tan rasa kou.

manah

SmiLe - Born To be HaPPy

Manah ( adj)

Pronounciation: Ma-Nah
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: happy
Malay: gembira
deutsch: glücklich, fröhlich

adék

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adék ( adj )

Pronounciation: A-dék
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: short
Malay: rendah, pendek
deutsch: kurz

miau

Lost & Found

Miau ( Adjective)

Pronounciation: Mi-Yaw
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Lost
Malay: Hilang
deutsch: verloren/ verloren gegangen

naneng-naneng

Flabbergasted

Naneng-naneng ( adj , adv)

Pronounciation: Na-Neng Na-neng
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: flabbergasted, taken aback, clueless, to have no idea how to act or do in a situation


Malay: tercengang-cengang, tidak tahu apa yang sedang berlaku/ patut dilakukan
deutsch: entgeistert, verblüff

rebou-rebou

moi

Rebou-rebou ( adj )

Pronounciation: Re-'bew Re-'bew
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: untidy
Malay: tak terurus, kusut masai
deutsch: ungekämmt


Example:
Rebou-Rebou ji buek siyen- He has a messy hair, Rambut dia kusut masai
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Bedua

Soul leaving

Bedua ( Noun)

Pronounciation: Be-du-wa
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: soul
Malay: roh
deutsch: die Seele

Belawak & Bat belawak

Spider with lil' spiders

Belawak ( Noun )


Pronounciation: Be-la-wak
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Spider
Malay: Labah-labah
deutsch: die Spinne


Bat belawak ( Noun )


Pronounciation: Bat Be-la-wak
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Spider's Web
Malay: sarang Labah-labah
deutsch: die Spinnengewebe

Blebang

Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana)

Blebang ( adj )

Pronounciation: Ble-bAng
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Butterfly
Malay: Rama-rama
deutsch: die Schmertterling

Bulou Ingaih

Tony's Sideburns

Bulou Ingaih ( noun )

Pronounciation: Bu-Low I-Ngayh
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Sideburns, Sideboards
Malay: Bauk
deutsch: die Koteletten, der Backenbart,

Bulou Rumak

Just Al's hairline

Bulou Rumak ( noun )

Pronounciation: Bu-Low Ru-Mak
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Hairline
Malay: garisan rambut
deutsch: der Haaransatz

Ciu

grasshopper on the wall

Ciu ( noun)

Pronounciation: Si-yu
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Grasshopper
Malay: Belalang
deutsch: der Grashüpfer

Gumei

Moustache

Guméi ( Noun)

Pronounciation: Gu-may
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Moustache
Malay: Misai
deutsch: das Schnaunzbart

Juléng Batou & Tepa

Pestle & Mortar

Juléng Batou ( noun )


Pronounciation: Ju-lé-ang Ba-'tew
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Mortar
Malay: Lesung batu
deutsch: der Mörser


Tepa ( noun )


Pronounciation: Te-pA
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Pestle
Malay: alu, anak lesung
deutsch: die Mörserkeule

Kekelat

Days of thunder

Kekelat ( Noun)

Pronounciation: Ke-Ke-Lat
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: Thunder
Malay: Kilat, Halilintar
deutsch: der Donner

Manouk Tejaléng

Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

Manouk Tejaléng ( Noun)


Pronounciation: Ma-nou' Te-ja-léaNg
Dialect: Melanau Mukah: also known as Manouk Mayau


definition:
English: Hornbill
Malay: Burung Kenyalang
deutsch: die Nashornvögel

Musit Matalau

Dawn Nags Head North Carolina, Summer Solistice

Musit Matalau ( Noun )

Pronounciation: Mu-sit mA-TA-LAw
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: Sunrise
Malay: terbit Matahari
deutsch: der Sonnenaufgang

Nyawu

70 kites on a single line!

Nyawu ( Noun)


Pronounciation: Nya- Woo
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Kite
Malay: Layang-layang, Wau
deutsch: der Drachen

Piseng

This time, pineapple

Piseng ( Noun)

Pronounciation: Pi-seng
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Pineapple
Malay: Nanas
deutsch: die Ananas

Plengaup

Inverpolly Rainbow(s)

Plengaup ( Noun)

Pronounciation: Ple-Nga-Wup
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



Alternative Name: Pedang Baginda Ali
definition:
English: Rainbow
Malay: Pelangi, Biang Lala
deutsch: der Regenbogen

Slelan Mata

Spectacle Chandelier

Slelan Mata ( Noun)

Pronounciation: Sle-lan Ma-TA


definition:
English: Spectacle
Malay: Cermin Mata
deutsch: die Brille

Ud

Mississippi Headwaters

Ud ( noun )

Pronounciation: ud
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: Headwaters
Malay: Hulu Sungai
deutsch: das Quellgebiet

Ujan Nyerahéng

YIPPPEEEEEE......rain

Ujan Nyerahéng ( Noun)

Pronounciation: U-Jan Nye-Ra-HéaNg
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: Sunshower
Malay: Hujan Panas
deutsch: Regen bei Sonnenschein.

bei

béi (verb )

Pronounciation bey
Present tense
béi
Past tense
ngak béi
Passive - (past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to have, to possess
Malay ada, punya, milik, berada
Deutsch haben, da sein

bekenyau

Whispering

bekenyau (verb)

Pronounciation be-ke-NYau
Present tense
bekenyau
Past tense
ngak bekenyau
Passive kenenyau, ngak kenenyau (past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to whisper something
Malay berbisik
Deutsch jmdm etw (akk.) zuflüstern

kena

Able

You live a new life for every new language you speak.
If you know only one language, you live only once.

kukur

Morning Shave (Day 15)

Kukur (verb )

Pronounciation: ku-kuR

present: kukur

past: ngak kukur

passive: buyak kukur, nengukur

definition:

Dialect: Melanau Mukah
English: to shave
Malay: cukur
deutsch: sich rasieren

mir

Mixi ng Cake Batter

Mir (verb )

Pronounciation mieR
Present tense
memir
Past tense
ngak mir
Passive nemir, ngak nemir(past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to mix (cake batter, batter)
Malay adun
Deutsch rühren

pelim

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Pelim (verb )

Pronounciation Pe-lim
Present tense
melim
Past tense
ngak pelim
Passive nelim, ngak nelim (past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to hide something, to hide
Malay sembunyi
Deutsch sich verstecken, etw ausblenden

siyun

grumpy and the ladies

Siyun (verb )

Pronounciation Si-yun
Present tense
menyiyun
Past tense
ngak siyun
Passive nesiyun, ngak nesiyun (past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to console
Malay pujuk
Deutsch jdn trösten

tamok

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tamok (verb )

Pronounciation ta-mok
Present tense
menamok
Past tense
ngak tamok
Passive tenamok, ngak tenamok (past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to marinate
Malay perap
Deutsch marinieren

seliléyk

Panda Licks His Lips

Seliléyk (verb )

Pronounciation sli-léa'
Present tense
menyeliléyk
Past tense
ngak seliléyk
Passive seneliléyk, ngak seneliléyk (past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to lick
Malay jilat
Deutsch etw. ablecken

ganjil

Relax /1

Ganjil ( adj)


Pronounciation: gan-jil
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: lazy
Malay: malas
deutsch: faul


Example: ganjil tan rasa kou lau itou- I am lazy today.

mahah

Les Précieuses Ridicules

Mahah (verb )


Pronounciation Ma-Hah
Present tense
mengahah
Past tense
ngak mengahah
Passive - (past passive)
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to ridicule
Malay Ejek
Deutsch etw. verlachen

Petah

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Petah( Noun)


Pronounciation: Pe-Tah
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: Bitter Bean
Malay: Petai
deutsch: die Petai-Bohnen

 

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