PENANG MALAY. mi 
This word should be distinguished from nah “ here,” which 
is used at the beginning of a sentence when giving things to a 
person :— : 
“ Here’s the money.” Nah, duit! 
“ Here come and take this book.” Nah, ambek buk. 
Takat “as far as, up to” or had (sometimes pronounced hat) 
which has the same meaning and is derived from the Arabic hadd 
“a boundary a limit,” are used in conjunction with ni and tu to 
express meanings elsewhere obtained by the use of sampar or sa- 
banyak :— 
“As much as that” (sa-banyak itu) had tu. 
“ He can’t do even as much as this.” had ni pun ta’ buleh buat. 
“* Water up to the waist.” ayer takat pinggang. 
“The road ended at that point.” sa-takat tu jalan pun matt. 
Had is sometimes combined with hingga to mean “ limit.” 
“Work without limit (unending).” kérja déngan tiada had hingga. 
Ha” (nasal) “yes,” which may be derived from the Hindus- 
tani word of the same sound and meaning is much used colloquially 
in reply to a query: | 
“Did you go there? Yes.” flang-kah pv situ? Ha". 
“Do you want this one? Yes.” Hang mahu yang ni-kah? Ha". 
A word rather similar in sound but omitting the a is ” (nasal) 
which is used as an interjection at intervals by the listener to 
denote that he is paying attention to what is being said and under- 
stands it. 
Entah an interrogative, “ perhaps; I don’t know,” is frequent- 
ly shortened to, tah :— 
“T don’t know where he has gone.” =‘T'ah kamana-kah dia pv. 
“Perhaps he is dead.” ; Tah-kah dia mate. 
“What are you doing? ” Apa-tah hang buat? 
6. The inclusion of words of Indian origin sometimes to the 
exclusion of native Malay words. 
Penang Singapore 
Arta Ulor To lower, to pay out rope. 
Achar Respectful designation of an el- 
der sister. 
Auta Pa Kasa Auta Séleman Bluff. 
Auta Temberang i 
Bajau Gasak To strike up or perform on an 
instrument. 
Bel A tree with an astringent fruit 
(Aegle marmelos). 
Bériant A dish of rice and meat cooked 
together. 
R. A. Soc., No. 85, 1922. 
