of Baccaurea malayana
■ buah thor [桃] Chinese peach
buah ati most loved one
buah chongkak cowrie-shells used as counters in the chongkak game
buah dadu dice
buah jambu atair meja refers to someone who does not know his standing in society
buah pelir testes
■ buah pelir kelapa hernia
■ tak buah pelir lacking manly courage; cowardly
buah pinggang kidney
buah pus testes (crude)
buah sentol, buah kechapi
kepala gondol, makan api a comic rhyme poking fun at a bald-headed person
buah tangan a small gift
buair / bual (bual)
■ berbuair to yarn; to talk
buair / buas (buas) SEE puchok
buair-buair
bual SEE buair
buang (buang) to throw away; to discard
■ buang ayer to urinate or pass motion
■ buang ayer besair to relieve one's bowels
■ buang ayer kechik to pass urine
■ buang bisa to relieve the throbbing pain of a festering wound; to neutralise venomous toxin
■ buang-buang exorcism rite
■ buang buang mata to keep an eye
■ buang di-laot ikan timbol refers to something totally worthless
■ buang diri to throw oneself; to throw oneself from a height or into water in a suicide bid
■ buang jiwa to sacrifice one's life
■ buang keroh punggot jernih let bygones be bygones
■ buang kreja dismissal from a job
■ buang mata to keep an eye
■ buang mulot to convey verbally
■ buang negri banishment
■ buang nyawa die in a sacrifice
■ buang pangkat stripped in rank
■ buang pelawair a casual verbal invite
■ buang sebelah aside from; besides
■ buang segan to stretch oneself when one wakes up
■ buang tebiat to throw a tantrum; change of temperament due to senility
■ buangkan mata to keep an eye
buat (buat) to do; making
■ buat-buat pretence
■ buat ati baik kena pukol petir a good deed is reciprocated with ingratitude
■ buat baik to do good; to be friendly to
■ buat bodoh to feign ignorance / stupidity / innocence
■ buat hiboh to create a fuss
■ buat kreja jahat to become immoral
■ buat mahal to play hard to get
■ buat main siak for fun only
■ buat mainan used as a plaything
■ buat malu to cause loss of face / embarrassment
■ buat modair to use as working capital; to use as tool for sarcasm
■ buat mungka to show a sour look on the face
■ buat papan terenan to use someone to insinuate against another
■ buat pelisay a pretence at being nice; to ingratiate
■ buat penat to tire oneself (needlessly)
■ buat suay to cause bad luck and ill-fortune
■ buat susah to cause problems or difficulties; to impose upon
■ buat tak dengair to pretend not to hear; to turn a deaf ear
■ buat tengkah to show a temper or tantrum
■ buat pa whatever for
■ buatkan to cause
buat SEE bawak
buaya (buaya) crocodile; avaricious (person); a skirt chaser
■ buaya tak tolak bangkay a person who will not turn down anything
bubor (bubur) porridge; broth; gruel
■ bubor ayam chicken porridge
■ bubor babi pork porridge
■ bubor cha-cha sweet potato with coconut milk gruel
■ bubor ikan fish porridge
■ bubor itek duck porridge
■ bubor kachang green or red bean porridge
■ bubor sagu pearl sago porridge
■ bubor terigu wheat porridge
■ bubor udang prawn porridge
budak (budak) child
■ budak-budak children
■ budak pakay kasot to celebrate a child's first birthday
■ budak setengah naik an adolescent; a teenager
■ budak taik the very young and immature
budi (budi) qualities of mind and heart; act of not forgetting a favour; act of wanting to reciprocate a favour; gratitude
■ budi bahasa / basa gracious acts and ways
■ budi di-bawak mati kindness takes a lifetime to repay
■ berbudi to show gratitude
bujang (bujang) widow; widower
bukak (buka) to open; removal of a veil or covering
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