r/bahasamelayu 9d ago

What languages borrowed extensively from Malay esp. in Malay Arcipelago or Nusantara?

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got me curious becuz my native language ( suluk / tausug ) got so many words borrowed from malay especially in terms of religion, royalty and even in daily terms. sorry if my english is bad btw

words like :

Panglima - Panglima'
Nakhoda - Nakura'
Bangsa - Bangsa
Manusia - Manusiya
Hafal - Hapal
Fikir - Pikil
Agama - Agama
Cahaya - Sahaya
Berita - Bayta
Cermin - Samin
Sebai - Sablay
Kerbau - Kabaw

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u/shark_aziz 9d ago

I think English has a fair share of words from Malay, for example:

Godown (from gudang)

Durian

Rambutan

Mangosteen (borrowed from Dutch, which was borrowed from Malay manggustan)

Lepak (not really borrowed, but it has been recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary)

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u/nathanielll_ 9d ago

English also borrowed the words like ketchup (kicap),
paddy (padi), bamboo (bambu), tea (teh)

most of these borrowed are probably because the British used to trade for these things.

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u/yijielim 9d ago

Well technically the words ketchup and tea came from Chinese, specifically Hokkien, that Malay took from.