/ basa (bahasa) breeding or manners
bahru (baru) SEE baru
bahu / bau (bahu) shoulder
Bai (bai) familiar address to a Punjabi and Bengali
■ Bai roti Indian bread vendor
■ Bai susu Indian milkman
■ Bai tonchet general term for an Indian milk vendor with a small queue
baik (baik) good; well
■ baik-baik to take good care; in good condition
■ baik balek to be reconciled (with); to recover
■ baik budi kindness well reciprocated
■ baik jugak fortunately
■ baik jahat good and bad
■ baik rupa good looking
■ baik sapa pun whosoever
■ baik tak baik for all one knows
baja (baja) fertilizer; manure
baju (baju) garment
■ baju besi suit of armour
■ baju Cheena Chinese loose-sleeve jacket and trousers
■ baju coat coat
■ baju dalam inner garment
■ baju dua belair ari the wedding costume worn by the bride on the twelfth and last day of the traditional Baba wedding
■ baju Hockchiu Chinese jacket and skirt; wedding costume of the Nyonya bride
■ baju kebaya Nyonya and Malay ladies' short blouse worn with sarong; kebaya garment
■ baju kodok bib-like garment of young male children
■ baju kurong Malay lady's long loose blouse worn with sarong
■ baju lok chuan loose Chinese jacket and trousers of silk worn by Babas on festive occasions
■ baju mati elaborate Chinese costume worn by the dead
■ baju Nyonya SEE baju panjang
■ baju panair sweater; warm clothing
■ baju panjang a three quarter length Nyonya dress worn with sarong
■ baju perap singlet with short sleeve
■ baju pendek short-sleeve blouse
■ baju Shanghai [上海] samfoo jacket and trousers
■ baju shirt shirt
■ baju siu i [壽衣] SEE baju mati
■ baju ujan raincoat
bak [猪肉] pork; meat
■ bak hu [肉脯] pork floss
■ bak kuan [肉乾] barbecued pork
■ bak kueh [肉稞] SEE kueh
■ bak kut [肉骨] pork rib
■ bak pau [肉包] pork dumpling
■ bak pok [肉渣] crispy fried lard
■ bak wan [肉具] pork meatball
■ bak wan kepiting pork and crab meatball
bak [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
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