Malay words of Tamil origin
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[edit] Malay words of Tamil origin
kedai - from Tamil kadai meaning shop
Putu ( as in Putu Piring / Putu Mayam) - from Tamil Puttu , a dish made of rice flour and coconut shreds.
Tunduk - from Tamil Thundu meaning towel
Kapal - from Tamil Kappal meaning Ship
Kupang - from Tamil Kuppam meaning a fishing hamlet
Kotak - from Tamil Kottaan or Kottaa meaning a case.
Satay - from Tamil Sathai meaning flesh.
Sarong - from Tamil Saaram or Malayalam Chaaram meaning a waist clothe.
Harimau (Tiger) - from Tamil Arimaa meaning a 'Majestic Lion'
Singa - from Tamil Singam meaning Lion (in turn from Sanskrit Simha)
Perahu - from Tamil Padagu meaning Boat
[edit] References
- de Vries, Jan W., Grijns, C.D. and Santa Maria, L. 1983 Indonesian : a check-list of words of European origin in Bahasa Indonesia and traditional Malay Leiden : Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. ISBN 90-6718-004-1.
