Hindustani, Tamil, Sanskrit and other loan 

 words in Malay. 



By A. W. Hamilton. 



In this paper I have collected a list of Malay words whose 

 derivations have not been given in E. J. Wilkinson's Malay-English 

 Dictionary, but all of which are to be found in any good Hindu- 

 stani Dictionary with the exception of the few words I have marked 

 6 Tamil.' When this list is taken in conjunction with those pub- 

 lished already by E. 0. Winstedt in this Journal, and the Hindu- 

 stani derivations mentioned in E. J. Wilkinson's Dictionary and 

 elsewhere ; and it is borne in mind that practically all Malay words 

 of Persian origin and a very large number of those of Sanskrit and 

 Arabic origin are also to be found in Hindustani, it becomes an 

 open question as to how far these words have been incorporated 

 into Malay through the medium of Hindustani and not from their 

 direct sources. 



In case some of the Tamil and other words should not prove 

 very familiar to some readers I should add that they are current in 

 Penang which has a large admixture of Indian blood in its native 

 Malay population, and has always had a very close connection with 

 Southern India ever since it's foundation. 



I am very much indebted to Mr. E. 0. Winstedt for looking 

 over this list and pointing out those words whose derivations 

 have already been noted by Dutch authorities. 

 adu contest: reference to a tri- 'adu (At.) an enemy: foe. 



banal. 



\madu — a rival wife — derived from the same source]. 

 aleja a kind of cloth. ildchd (H. Deccan) silk and 



thread cloth. 



almari a wardrobe: a cupboard. almari (H. from the Portuguese 



' almario '). 



*amah a nursemaid— especially amah (H. from Portuguese 



Chinese. ' ama ' — a we ^ nurse) . 



*amil the title of a government amil (H. from Ar.) a collector 



official in Eiau. of revenue ; a ruler. 



*ayah a nursemaid — especially ayd (H. from Portuguese ' am' 



Indian. —a nurse). 



andika descent; hereditary dig- andhikar (Skt.) possession; rule; 



nity. privilege; inheritance; a 



kingdom. 



Jour. Straits Branch R. A. Soc, No. 80, 1919. 



