berus (berus) brush; to brush
■ berus dia to give a tongue-lashing
■ berus gigi toothbrush; brushing the teeth
■ berus kasot shoe brush
■ berus rambot hair brush
besair / besar (besar) big
■ besair ati presumptuous
■ besair harapan hopeful; entertaining great hope
■ besair penipu a big fraud
■ besair periok kerak dia manyak the bigger the person, the bigger will be his problems and responsibilities
besi (besi) iron
■ besi brani magnet
■ besi burok scrap iron
besok (esok) tomorrow
■ besok belakang ari in future; in time to come
■ besok-besok in the future
■ besok kemdian ari in the future; in time to come
■ besok lusa in a few days' time; soon
besu (besu) to scowl; moody
Betawi (Betawi) Batavia (now Jakarta)
betok (betuk) SEE ikan betok
betol (betul) true; correct
■ betol-betol exactly; properly
■ betolkan to correct
■ kebetolan in actual fact
betong SEE kodok betong
biair / biar (biar)
■ biair karam di-laot jangan karam di-ati it is better to flounder at sea rather than at heart [better to suffer a small hurt rather than a big one]
■ biair berkelai dulu jangan berkelai belakang it is better to solve problems now than later
■ biairkan let it be
■ biair pechah di-perot jangan pechah di-mulot to keep strictly confidential
biang (biang) SEE langgar biang
biar SEE biair
biasa (biasa) accustomed to; acquainted with
■ biasakan getting used to
biawak (biawak) monitor lizard
bibi SEE bibik
Bibik / Bibi (bibi) form of address for Nyonya ladies
bibir (bibir) lip
■ bibir paso Siam curled out lower lip
bichak (lecak) moist and slippery; slushy; sodden
bidang (bidang) breadth
bijak (bijak) talkative
bijan (bijan) sesame
bijik (biji) seed; pip; number coefficient for small objects
■ bijik delima pomegranate seeds; a Nyonya syrupy drink containing fake sago-made pomegranate seeds
■ bijik gajus cashew nut
■ bijik kelentek clitoris
■ bijik mata eyeball; apple of my eye (as a term of endearment)
■ bijik saga red-coloured seeds from the pods of the Abrus precatorius tree
■ bijik selaseh basil seeds; a syrupy drink containing basil seeds
■ bijik tetek teat
■ sebijik one
bikin (bikin) to make; to do; to produce
biku (biku) Buddhist monk
bila (bila) when; time when
■ bila-bila whenever; times when
■ bila-bila pun whenever
■ bilakala a long time ago; whenever
■ bila lak poan a long time ago
■ bila terantok baru terngadah a mere acquaintance under forced circumstances
bilair / bilas (bilas) a second washing
bilalang (belalang) dragonfly
bilang (bilang) to tell
■ terbilang well-known; famous
bilas SEE bilair
bilek (bilik) bedroom; room
■ bilek mandi bathroom
bilis (bilis) SEE ikan bilis
bim po SEE mim po
bin po SEE mim po
binasa / menasa (binasa) grave consequences; ruined
binatang (binatang) animal; beast / as a term of abuse
binchut (bincut) swelling on forehead; lump
bingong (bingung) puzzled; perplexed, muddle-headed
bini (bini) wife
■ bini besair first wife
■ bini kechik second wife
■ bini munda younger (second) wife
binjay (binjai) SEE buah binjay
bintang (bintang) star
■ bintang dia gelap a spell of misfortune
■ bintang dia terang lucky spell
■ bintang gajah / raja truly bright star; very bright fortune
■ bintang penyapu comet
■ bintang tiga communist (from cap with 3-stars motif worn by communist guerillas in the Malayan jungle during World War II and Emergency)
■ bintang timor the morning star
bintat (bintik) weal due to insect bite or allergen
bintel (bintil) pustule; pimple
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