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The Dictionary!

	Words	Meaning
A
B	Bahara	Measurement in weight equivalent to 400 pounds.
C
D	Dato	A Malay honorific title still commonly given in Malaysia today.
E
F	Fui Chui	One of the Hakka clans.
G
H	Hakka	A Chinese dialect found in Southern China.
I
J	Jawi Malay	The Malay language written in the Arabised form.
K	Kapitan Cina Kuala	Captain of the Chinese. The junction between 2 rivers.
L	Lumpur	Muddy
M	Malacca	A city on the coast of Peninsula Malaysia which was ruled in turn by its founding dynasty of Sumatran descent, and later by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British respectively.
N
O
P	Panglima Kanan & Panglima Kiri Pengkalen	Literally means Right-side Commander and Left-side Commander respectively. Jetty
Q
R
S	Sungei, Sungai	River
T	Towkay	Boss, tycoon.
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

 

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