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Oxford Tapaus Nasi Lemak: Untranslatable Malaysianisms
1 hr 33 mins·18:00, 8 Apr 2025
Oxford Tapaus Nasi Lemak: Untranslatable Malaysianisms
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18:00, 8 Apr 2025
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Twelve Malaysian and Singaporean words — including alamak, tapau, and the ever-confusing terror — have officially made it into the Oxford English Dictionary. So tonight, we’re asking: What’s your favourite untranslatable word? And what other Malaysianisms should the world know about?
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Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan
Producer: Evening Edition
malaysian slangbahasa rojakcolloquialismliteral translationneologismmanglishbahasa malaysiacolonisationoxford dictionaryloanwordslinguistics
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