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.
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?
if i’m not wrong, that should be Malaysia Airlines
:D
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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?
if i’m not wrong, that should be Malaysia Airlines
:D