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M

maaf
forgiveness




maafkan saya
excuse me; forgive me




mabuk
drunk




mabuk asmara
love sick




mabuk laut
seasick




Mac
March




macam
like; kind; sort; type




macang
horse-mango




madah
eulogy




madat
opium




madrasah
Islamic school




madu
(1)honey (2)woman sharing the same husband




maghrib
sunset




maging
carnivorous




maha
great




mahaguru
great teacher; professor




maha kuasa
almighty




mahal
expensive




mahar
dowry




maharaja
emperor




maharani
empress; queen




mahasiswa
university student




maharajalela
to rampage




mahir
skilful




mahkamah
court of law




mahkota
royal crown




mahligai
palace




mahsul
products of a country




mahu
to want; to desire




mahupun
(1)although (2)either/or




main
to play




mainan
toy; act of playing




majal
blunt (of knife)




majalah
magazine




majikan
employer




majlis
council; meeting; assembly




majmuk
compound; complex




maju
developed




mak
mother




mak angkat
adopted mother




makcik
auntie




mak tiri
stepmother




maka
then; therefore; hence; so




makam
mausoleum; tomb




makan
to eat




makanan
food




makbul
fulfilled; answered (of prayers)




makhluk
a creature




maki
to abuse




makian
a curse; act of hurling abuse




makin
increasingly




maklum
to know




maklumat
information




makmal
laboratory




makmur
prosperous; to prosper




makna
meaning




makruf
famous




maksiat
vice; immorality




maksud
meaning; purpose; intention




maktab
college




maktub
recorded in writing




malah
on the contrary; in fact; but




malahan
on the contrary; in fact; but




malaikat
angel




malam
night




malam minggu
Saturday night




malang
unfortunate; unlucky




malangnya
unfortunately




malap
dim




malapetaka
calamity; disaster




malar
constant; continuous




malas
lazy




malik
lord




malim
expert




malu
shy; ashamed; embarrassed




malung
large sea eel




mamah
to munch; to chew




mamak
maternal uncle




mambang
ghost; spirit




mampat
compress




mampu
able to; capable




mampus
to die (unrefined expression)




mana
where




mana satu
which one




mana-mana
anywhere; wherever




mancis
matches




mancung
high and sharp




mancur
to spout; to squirt




mandi
to bathe




mandul
barren or sterile (of female)




mandur
head of the labourers




manfaat
benefit




mangga
(1)mango (2)padlock




manggar
base of coconut palm frond




manggis
mangosteen




mangkat
to die (of royalty)




mangkin
catalyst




mangku
acting (of official post)




mangkuk
bowl




mangsa
victim; prey; casualty




mangu
amazed; perplexed; bewildered




mani
semen




manik
bead




manikam
gem




manis
sweet




manisan
sweet dish




manja
pampered; indulgent




manjur
potent; effective




mansit
cuff (of sleeve)




mansuh
to vanish; to disappear; to annul; to abolish




mantap
established




mantera
magical charm or spell; incantation




manusia
human being




mara
to advance




marah
angry




marak
to flare up




mari
to come




Marikh
Mars




markah
mark




markas
headquarters




marmar
marble




marmut
marmot; guinea-pig




martabak
a kind of bread with meat fillings




martabat
prestige




maruah
pride; self-respect




masa
time; period; era




masa depan
future




masa lalu
past




masa silam
past




masak
(1)to cook (2)ripe




masakan
(1)cookery (2)how could it be




masalah
problem




masam
sour




maserba
omnivore




masih
still




masin
salty




masing-masing
each and everyone




masjid
mosque




mastautin
to reside




masuk
to enter




masuk campur
interfere




masyarakat
society; organized community




masyghul
depressed; sad




masyhur
famous




mata
eye




mata air
spring (water)




mata hitam
iris




mata wang
currency




matahari
sun




mata-mata
policeman




matang
mature




matarah
beacon




mati
to die




mati-matian
with full effort




matlamat
aim; objective; target




maujud
existing




maun
herbivorous




maung
unpleasant in smell or taste




maut
death




mawar
rose




maya
illusion; delusion




mayam
unit of weight for gold




mayang
palm-blossom




mayat
corpse




mazhab
religious sect or school of thought




mazmur
hymn




medan
field




medan perang
battlefield




megah
proud; conceited




Mei
May




meja
table




mekar
to blossom or bloom




melaka
a type of tree with edible fruit




melarat
destitute; needy




melati
jasmine




Melayu
Malay




meleset
not precise; not to the point; irrelevant; non-specific




melukut
broken rice grains




melulu
hasty




melur
jasmine




memang
of course; naturally




memar
contusion; bruise




memerang
otter; beaver




mempelai
bridegroom; bride




mempelam
mango




menang
to win




menantu
son-in-law; daughter-in-law




menara
tower; minaret




mendak
sediment




mendap
to settle as a sediment




mendapan
sedimentation




mendiang
the late




mendung
overcast; cloudy




mengah
breathless; dyspneic




mengkal
half-ripe




mentadak
praying mantis




mentah
(1)raw; uncooked; unprocessed (2)immature; inexperienced




mentang-mentang
just because




mentega
butter




menteri
minister




mentimun
cucumber




mentua
father or mother-in-law




mentul
bulb




menung
to ponder; to contemplate




merah
red




merah jambu
pink




merah lembayung
magenta




merah manggis
maroon




merak
peacock or peahen




merana
to languish; to live miserably or in ill-health




merbah
thrush




merbuk
turtle dove




mercu
peak; summit; climax




mercun
fire-crackers




merdeka
independent; free




merdu
melodious




mereka
they; them; their




mergastua
wild animals of the forest




meriah
hilarious; joyful; happy




meriam
cannon




merinyu
inspector or supervisor




merosot
in deteriorated condition




merpati
dove; pigeon




mersik
shrill; piercing (of sound)




Mesir
of Egypt




meskipun
although; in spite of




mesra
amicable; hospitable; friendly; close




mesti
must




mestika
jewel; bezoar




mesyuarat
meeting




meterai
official seal




mewah
luxurious




mi
noodles




miang
itchy




milik
to own; to possess




mimbar
rostrum; pulpit




mimpi
dream




minat
interest; enthusiasm; liking




minggu
week




mingguan
weekly




minta
to ask; to beg; to request




minum
to drink




minuman
a drink




minuman keras
liquor; alcoholic drink




minuman ringan
soft drink




minyak
oil; fat; petroleum




minyak sapi
ghee




minyak tanah
kerosene




miring
oblique; slanting; to tilt




mirip
to resemble




misai
moustache




misal
example




miskin
poor




modal
capital




moga-moga
may it be




mogok
a strike




mogok lapar
hunger strike




mohon
to apply




mohor
official seal




molek
pretty; attractive; lovely




momok
ghost; evil spirit; something causing fear




mongel
beautiful; attractive




montel
plump and healthy




montok
chubby; plump




monyet
monkey




moyang
great-grandparent




mu
you; abbreviation of `kamu'




muafakat
agreement




muak
nauseated; sated




mual
nausea




mualim
religious teacher




muara
estuary




muat
having sufficient capacity




muatan
cargo; load




muazam
majesty




muazin
summoner to prayer




mubaligh
preacher; missionary




muda
young; not ripe




mudah
easy; convenient




mudah-mudahan
hopefully; perhaps




mudarat
harmful; detrimental




mudik
to go upstream




muflis
bankrupt




mufti
Muslim religious expert




Muharam
first month of Muslim calendar




muhibah
goodwill




mujarab
efficacious; effective (of medicine)




mujur
luckily; fortunately




muka
face




muka depan
front page




muka-muka
insincere




muka pintu
doorway




muka selamba
poker face




muka surat
page




muka tebal
thick-skinned




mukah
fornication




mukim
district




mukjizat
miracle




muktamad
definitive; final




muktamar
conference; congress




mula
beginning; to begin




mulai
to start




mula-mula
at first; first of all




mulas
colic




mulia
noble; distinguished; honourable; respectable




mulur
ductile




mulut
mouth




mulut manis
sweet-tongued




mulut murai
chatterbox




mumbang
green unripe coconut




munafik
hypocrite




munasabah
credible; reasonable; suitable




muncul
to emerge; to appear




muncung
muzzle; snout; beak; spout




mundar-mandir
walk to and fro




mundur
to retreat; to recede; backward or underdeveloped




mungil
small and cute




mungkar
to disobey; to deny; sinful




mungkin
possible; maybe; perhaps




mungkir
to breach or default




munsyi
language teacher




muntah
to vomit




murah
cheap




murah hati
generous




murai
magpie




muram
gloomy; dismal; glum




murid
pupil; student




murka
wrathful; angry




murni
clean; pure; genuine




murtad
apostate




murung
depressed




musafir
traveller




musang
civet-cat




musim
season




muslihat
trick; stratagem




Muslim
one who believes and follows the teachings of Islam




Muslimat
Muslim women




musnah
to destroy; destructible




mustahak
important




mustahil
impossible; incredible




mustajab
effective (of medicine)




musuh
enemy; foe




Musytari
Jupiter




mutakhir
modern; the latest




mutiara
pearl




mutlak
absolute; complete; categorical




mutu
quality




muzakarah
discussion





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