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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Idiom: Maték tipou nou rad'ing

in the morning, while he waits for the coffee to be served

Maték tipou nou radìng

pronounciation: Ma-ték ti-pew n-ew Ra-di~aNG
literally means: to wait for your grandmother to come back form the dead
Malay: menunggu sehingga nenek kamu hidup kembali

Actual meaning: to do or to stay or to wait somewhere until something happens or someone or something arrives for too long.

Malay: membuat menunggu/ berharap sesuatu atau seseorang terlalu lama


Explaination:
This expression have strong negative connotation. It should be used carefully.It usually used among families and friends.
Tipou means both grandfather and grandmother.
Radìng is a verb. It means: to come back from the dead.
Malay: hidup kembali setelah mati

Usage:

Ketayi kawak kaau subet wak tenempah kou itou. Maték tipou nou rad'ing baruk kalup kah?!
It took you too long to finish my order. Should I wait until your grandmother comes back from the dead and it will be finished then?

Inou bak naték nou agéi. Paut angai ngak kaau maték siyén. Maték tapak tipou nou rad'ing kah.
You have been waiting for her far too long. Do you want to wait untill your grandmother comes back from the dead then will you stop waiting.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Idiom: Ji jawai

Not Different Just Special


Ji Jawai + Noun ( Genitive)

pronounciation: Ji Ja-wai
literally means: Like somebody's face
Malay: seperti muka + kata nama

Actual meaning: be out of somebody's league OR to be too good or too expensive for you

Malay: tidak sepadan/ tidak layak/ tidak mungkin akan terjadi


Example:

Ji jawai nou lit. means Like your face = you are out of your league./ it is too good for you
Ji jiwai siyen lit. means Like his face = he is out of his league./ it is too good for him

Monday, January 31, 2011

Idiom: Pesei enda telam lalu

Fishing

Peséi enda bei telam lalu

pronounciation: pe-séy en-da bey te-lam la-lu
literally means: No fish eats the bait
Malay: TIada ikan makan umpan or Umpan tidak mengena

Actual meaning: attempts to attract (woo) someone failed.

Malay: percubaan untuk memikat (mengurat) tidak menjadi

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Idiom: Simei Ngau

Hidden Cat

simei Ngau

pronounciation: si-mey Ngaw
Dialekt: Melanau Rajang
literally means: shy like a cat
Malay: malu-malu kucing

Actual meaning: to be a very shy person

Malay: seorang yang pemalu

Laei-a: Mun enda ji tibah akou

good advice

Mun enda ji tibah akou

pronounciation: Mun en-da ji ti-bah a-kou
literally means: if he/she were not being summoned by me
Malay: Kalau tidak saya panggil

Actual meaning: if you are not listening to my advice,you will be in trouble

Malay: Jika tidak mendengar nasihat saya, kamu akan menerima padah


Explaination:

This expression is commonly used by a mother to her children.

Usage:

Mun enda ji tibah akou tuneh, ngak pededug jahak kretak kaau tuneh.
If you were not listening to me earlier, you will hit by a car.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Laéi-a: Singouih lah Bedil

winter's coming

Singouih lah Bedil

pronounciation: si-nguiyh lah be-dil
literally means: cold like a cannon
Malay: Sejuk seperti meriam

Actual meaning:a very cold weather, being too cold

Malay: keaadan yang sangat sejuk, sangat sejuk


Example:
Kelalu tan lau itou. Singouih lah bedil
Today is the worst. It is cold like a cannon.

Idiom: Pebulou Usuek

7 Deadly Sins - Envy

Photo: StayPround

Pebulou Usuék

pronounciation: Pe-Bu_low U-su-ék
literally means: hairy chest
Malay: dada berbulu

Actual meaning: a jealous person

Malay: Orang yang iri hati


Explaination:
Pebulou means " hairy "
Usuék means "chest"( malay dada )

Origin:unknown?

Idiom: Pinyéang Nyawa

Pirate highwire jig

Pinyéang Nyawa

pronounciation:
literally means: to search for Life
Malay: Mencari nyawa

Actual meaning: to intentionally engage in dangerous and lethal activities

Malay: sengaja mencari bahaya atau mencari nahas


Explaination:
This figure of speech may sound positive but actually it brings a very negative connotation.

Example:
Kak taban suis Lampu yen. Tujok nou basak. Bak Pinyéang Nyawa ka!
Do not touch the Lamp switch with your wet fingers (here means wet hand). Do you want to search for life! ( Do you want to get electrocuted!)

Idiom: Sepuhut ji jawai

Evidence of Movement front page

Sepuhut ji jawai

pronounciation: Se-pu-hut ji ja-wai
literally means: look like a face that just being washed
Malay: seperti muka yang baru sahaja dibasuh

Actual meaning: to talk with no evidence

Malay: Becakap tanpa sebarang bukti


Explaination:
Sepuhut means to wash the face
ji means like
Jawai means face

The origin of this idiom still unclear to me. Any one who have any ideas where this comes from please leave comment below :) thanks

Idiom: Nyat Bam

and back again, with a big step..

Nyat Bam

pronounciation: Nyat Bam
literally means: big step
Malay:langkah besar

Actual meaning:comfortable

Malay: selesa


Explaination:
Nyat means big
Bam means step

Idiom: Pebulou Kabut

do not be afraid

Pebulou Kabut

pronounciation: Pe-Bu-low Ka-but
literally means: hairy buttocks

Actual meaning: a coward, one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity

Malay: Penakut

Idiom: Menggagak tan nyawa a debei

Danger


Menggagak tan nyawa a debei

pronounciation:
literally means: to intentionally test one owns life
Malay: cuba menguji nyawa sendiri

Actual meaning: to intentionally engage in dangerous activities.

Malay: mencuba sesuatu yang bahaya


Explaination:
This Idiom has the same conotation and meaning as Pinéang Nyawa (to search for Life).
Menggagak tan is a verb: to test something that is already predictable.
Malay: menguji sesuatu yang memang sudah dijangka akibatnya.

Example:
Menggagak tan bak belabok: trying to fall
Menggagak tan bak matai: trying to die


Usage:

Kak perukok segak toéng benzin yen. Menggagak tan nyawa a debei!
Do not light a cigarrete near the benzin tank. Do you want to test your life!

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Idiom: Menyebueng tan bulou biyaih kou

Enlighten body parts #4 - Chair de poule

Menyebuéng tan bulou biyaih kou

pronounciation: Me-nye-bu-éng tan bu-low bi-ya-ih kow
literally means: the hair on my body stands straight up
Malay: meremang rasanya bulu badan ku

Explaination:

Actual meaning: to get goose bumps

deutsch: ich bekam eine Gänsehaut


Malay: meremang bulu roma


More about Goose Bumps at Wikipedia

Idiom: Nepeang bau Linga

I Can't Hear You!!!

Nepéang bau Linga

pronounciation: Ne-péAng Bau Li-ngA
literally means: to drape over the ears
Malay: Sidai di telinga

Actual meaning: Someone who will not listen to other people's advice

Malay: Enggan mendengar nasihat orang lain


Explaination:
Nepéang is a verb means to drape over*.
bau means above
Linga means ears

Here the Word ( Advice) is treated like a cloth that covers the ears.

EXAMPLE:
Min-min wak teniju kou gak siyen, nepéang bau linga un.
He just ignores everything that I adviced him to do.

*drape over= [for cloth] to cover something and hang down.

Idiom: Lah tipa musit matalau

Sun Rays

Lah tipa musit matalau

pronounciation: lah ti-pa mu-sit ma-ta-lau
literally means: like ray of sunrise
Malay: seperti pancaran/ sinaran terbit mentari

Actual meaning: a very beautiful Lady.

Malay: Perempuan yang sangat cantik


Explaination:
lah means " Like "
tipa means "ray"( malay Pancaran, Sinaran )
musit matalau is Sunrise.

Melanau Women are known to be fair. Therefore the most beautiful one will be compliment fair ie like ray of sunrise. Eda Green in her book in 1909 wrote "...the Milanaus, whose girls are as fair as any Europeans and the belles of Borneo."

Laéi-a: Lah Manouk ka

Magpie - Adelaide Airport

Lah manouk ka

pronounciation: Lah Ma-nouk ka
literally means: like a magpie
Malay: seperti burung murai

Actual meaning:a very talkative peson

Malay:cakap terlalu banyak


Explaination:
Lah means like
Manouk ka is a Magpie , german: Dajaldrossel


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Laéi-a: gak guun alan

outlaws of arran

Gak guun alan

pronounciation: gak gu-un a-lan
literally means: deep in the forest
Malay:

Actual meaning:Something that is very difficult to find

Malay: Sesuatu yang sukar ditemui


Explaination:
To a melanau a deep jungle ( Guun alan) is a very dangerous place especially this is where evil spirits (tou) mostly reside. Hence to search for anything inside a deep jungle is difficult and sometimes can be said like Pinyéang Nyawa


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Idiom: Lah asou mueng amou

Barking at Mouille Point

Lah asou muéng amou

*Contribution from our reader:


Lah asou mueng amou, ikui kiwa kiwed,bebak kiya kaong
Meaning: like a dog seeing a ghost, the tail wiggles cowardly,the mouth barking empty



pronounciation: lah A-sow mu-éng A-mow
literally means: like a dog greets a ghost (spirits)
Malay: seperti anjing menegur hantu (makhluk halus)

Actual meaning: all talk no action

Malay: Becakap besar tapi tidak berbuat apa-apa


Explaination:
lah means " Like "
Asou means dog
muéng is a verb: to greet ( menegur)

It is believed that when a dog barks, it actualy is trying to greet spirits ( in this case an amou). The barking is very loud and fruitless. Here the "all talk " is the barking and the ghost ( spirits) represents "nothingness" and whole thing apparently seems fruitless.


Idiom: Lah Lisou

Tropical Cyclone Paul

Lah lisou

pronounciation: lah li-sow
literally means: like a Cyclone
Malay: seperti taufan

Actual meaning: someone who walks very fast

Malay: berjalan terlalu cepat


Explaination:
lah means " Like "
Lisou means hurricane (Malay: taufan)

A lisou (Malay: taufan) is a very strong and fast wind and has a diameter on scale of hundreds of kilometer. It can last for days. A lisou should not be confused with Nyaru which is actualy a tornado (Malay: puting beliung) . A tonado has a diameter on the scale of hundreds of meters and dies out in minutes.

Example: Ka'au makau lah lisou- You walk too fast. (You walk like a cyclone)

Idiom: Belipan gak tagak a kek den,naga gak tagak adep nda bei den

Scolopendra heros (giant desert centipede)

belipan gak tagak a kek den,naga gak tagak adep nda bei den

pronounciation: be-li-pan gak ta-gak a kek den,na-ga gak ta-gak a-dep nda bei den
literally means: one can see a centipede under other people's ladder, but cannot see a dragon under one's ladder.
Malay: Lipan ditangga orang nampak, naga ditangga sendiri tidak nampak

Actual meaning: to be able only to spot other people's mistake but not own mistake

Malay: Kesalahan orang lain sahaja yang nampak tetapi bukan kesalahan sendiri



Origin:unknown?

 

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