Belasungkawa

Belasungkawa : condolence; expression of sympathy.

The more I want to learn Bahasa Malaysia, the more I find weird and funny words. It is intriguing to me trying to find where these words were originally from. Most were from sunskrit with a mixture of arabic.

Anyhow, how come I have never heard or seen, anybody wishing someone, "Belasungkawa untuk keluarga awak, di atas kematian si ...." ?

Have fun using this new word. I feel the word is so ancient....

Adikung.

Today I learn a new Bahasa Malaysia word. "Adikung. Seorang pegawai pembantu bagi seorang pegawai tinggi".

Learning Bahasa Malaysia.

I am perturb, that I actually do not know a lot of words in Bahasa Malaysia! I think it is different than Bahasa Melayu...... Someone that is knowledgeable on this matter can enlighten me please....

So for today, I hope some of us can learn a new word :

Gesper : Buckle; device through which a belt or strap is threaded to secure it.

How many of us actually knows the Bahasa Malaysia word for buckle is actually "gesper"?

I hope to find more Bahasa Malaysia words to learn and share with all of us.

Have a great Monday!