gula

sugar = gula in malay.

gula in portuguese = gluttony.

:)

tags: gula, languages, malay, malaysia, sugar
posted on July 8th, 2008 at 12:23 am, under general.

3 Responses to “gula”

1. ilyani Says:
   
   July 8th, 2008 at 9:54 am

   and these are also among words believed to have been borrowed from Portuguese:

   bendera (flag)
   bola (ball)
   boneka (doll)
   garpu (fork)
   gereja (church)
   keju (cheese)
   mentega (butter)
   Natal (Christmas)
   jendela (window)
   bomba (firemen)
   roda (wheel)

   p.s. did you know that there’s Portuguese Village here in Malacca?

2. sy Says:
   
   July 9th, 2008 at 2:09 am

   if i’m not wrong, that should be Malaysia Airlines

3. Marta Mourão Says:
   
   August 21st, 2008 at 11:43 pm

   :D

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