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

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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

petab-petab

Spots on a Cow Hide

Petab-petab ( adj)


Pronounciation: Pe-Tab Pe-Tab

Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: spotted, patched


Malay: Bertompok-tompok

Example:

Petab-petab séyk bilem ji kain yen. 
The cloth has red and white spots.
Kain itu betompok-tompok warna merah dan hitam

maum

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Maum bah  (verb )


Pronounciation Ma-wum bah
Present tense
maum bah
Past tense
ngak maum bah
Passive -
Definition:
Dialect Melanau Mukah
English to support
Malay sokong, berpihak
Deutsch vor stw. sein

Example:
Akou enda maum bah lou Mubarak
I do not support Mubarak's side ( or Mubarak's supporter)
Saya tidak berpihak pada Mubarak

melilah

Bored

Melilah ( adj)


Pronounciation: Me-li-lah
Dialect: Melanau Mukah



definition:
English: to be bored
Malay: bosan
deutsch: sich langweilen



Example:
Melilah tan rasa kou- I am bored
these adjective should be used with the verb tan rasa (to feel)- See Lesson 5: Expressing feelings

Ulou Pudou


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Ulou Pudou ( noun )


Pronunciation: u-Low Pu-dow
Dialect: Melanau Mukah


definition:
English: Cowlick
Malay: Pusaran Rambut, Pusal
deutsch: der Haarwirbel

 

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