a road; to reveal a way or solution
■ bukak kasot to take off one's shoes
■ bukak kun [裙] lady assistant to the mistress of ceremony in the traditional Baba wedding whose primary duties include laying the folds of the bride's skirt when the bride kneels
■ bukak kitab to expound religious text
■ bukak kuping to prick the ears in order to gather information
■ bukak lima belair a variation of the Nyonya card game
■ bukak mata to observe closely; to open one's eyes
■ bukak mulot to open up verbally; to open the mouth
■ bukak napsu appetiser
■ bukak rumah to start a home
■ bukak rusia to reveal a secret
■ bukak sekopong card fortune telling
■ bukak tilek fortune telling
bukan (bukan) no; not
■ bukan baik orang not the desirable type of person; not a person to tangle with
■ bukan kah...? is it not?; in no small measure
■ bukan kechik anak a sharp person; not naive
■ bukan main very
■ bukan main lagik a comment on something extraordinary
■ bukan maknusia inhuman; not a human being
■ bukan sebarang orang somebody of importance; not just any person
■ bukan senang not that simple or easy
buket (bukit) hill
■ buket kalu changkol pun rata incessant expenditure will cause even the rich to become poor
■ buket sua jadi paya the wealthy is reduced to poverty
buku (buku) book; knuckle
■ buku chrita dulukala book of ancient Chinese tales translated into Baba language
■ berbuku in lumps; clots
bulan (bulan) moon; month
■ bulan-bulan every month
■ bulan di-pagar bintang someone surrounded by suitors / admirers; to be brightened (as the presence of a pretty girl)
■ bulan jatoh di-pangku exceptional good fortune
■ bulan makan rao eclipse of the moon
■ bulan pernama full moon which falls on a Friday eve
■ bulan satu first lunar month; January
■ bulan dua second lunar month; February
■ bulan tiga third lunar month; March
■ bulan empat fourth lunar month; April
■ bulan lima fifth lunar month; May
■ bulan nam sixth lunar month; June
■ bulan tuju seventh lunar month; July
■ bulan lapan eighth lunar month; August
■ bulan semilan ninth lunar month; September
■ bulan sepuloh tenth lunar month; October
■ bulan sebelair eleventh lunar month; November
■ bulan dua belair twelfth lunar month; December
bulang (bulang)
■ bulang-baling a stone or other missile to which a string is attached so that it may be whirled round the head and cast to a great distance (catapult)
bulat (bulat) round; spherical
■ bulatkan ati determined; with single-mindedness
bulu (bulu) hair on human body but not on head; plummage; bristles; woolly or feathery covering on animals
■ bulu abu grey
■ bulu anjing dog's hairs
■ bulu ayam fowl feathers; feather duster
■ bulu babi pig's bristles
■ bulu idong nasal hairs
■ bulu itek duck feathers
■ bulu kening eyebrows
■ bulu ketiak armpit hairs
■ bulu kotek male's pubic hairs
■ bulu kuching cat's hairs
■ bulu mata eyelash
■ bulu nonok female's pubic hairs
■ bulu pantat anal hairs
■ bulu roman fine hairs on the human body especially on the arms
■ bulu roman berdiri goose bumps
■ bulu selay derogatory description of an effeminate male
■ berbulu hairy
bulut / balut (bulut) to wrap in; to bundle up
bumbong (bumbung) main beam of a house
bun (to be pronounced as in English) SEE roti bun, sanggol bun
bunga (bunga) flower; interest from monetary investment or loan
■ bunga ambong ambong tiny paper flowers decorated in a semi-circle usually worn round a chignon or a hairbun
■ bunga api fireworks; sparks
■ bunga bukan sekuntum, kumbang bukan sekor nobody is irreplaceable in love
■ bunga butang globe amaranth flower
■ bunga chempaka frangipani
■ bunga Cheena Chinese rose; cape jasmine
■ bunga chingkeh clove
■ bunga chot band of artificial flowers worn on the hair
■ bunga jinggeh ayam coxcomb flower
■ bunga Jepun oleander
■ bunga kacha piring SEE bunga Cheena
■ bunga kantan
