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Borrowed words Sun May 18, 2008 8:55 am  Borrowed words
 

Oh yes, I cannot believe this:

Quote:
Compound (enclosed group of buildings)
by folk etymology from kampung or 'village'

Too hilarious. Laughing
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Borrowed words Wed May 28, 2008 4:34 am  Borrowed words
 

NinaZara wrote:
That's very cool, Linghong. But check this out from Wiki:

Do you know all of them? Now the famous ones that I know are paddy, sarong and amok. But to tell you the truth, some of them I don't even know about.

sarong is something you wear in the
beach to cover your swimming attire
when you are in the beach,,,,
thats what the meaning of sarong to me,,,,,,

something like this


paddy and amok,,hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm
never heard,,,,

will what about spaghetti?
it is originally from what language?

i want some ideas about it.....
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Borrowed words Wed May 28, 2008 13:59 pm  Borrowed words
 

Well, that is how what the Malay call "orang putih", literally white people, wear sarong. If you want to know how Malay women/men wear sarong check this out:

http://raykinzoku.fotopages.com/?entry=554574

I have two sarongs and 1 male sarong (very huge, I usually wear it during prayer to cover the lower part of my body). My mother has dozens, so does my father(actually that male sarong was my father's, just a reason to take a piece of him here with me).

But it is a pity, youngsters nowadays can't wear it without having someone poking fun on them.
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Borrowed words Thu May 29, 2008 4:58 am  Borrowed words
 

NinaZara wrote:
Well, that is how what the Malay call "orang putih", literally white people, wear sarong. If you want to know how Malay women/men wear sarong check this out:

http://raykinzoku.fotopages.com/?entry=554574

I have two sarongs and 1 male sarong (very huge, I usually wear it during prayer to cover the lower part of my body). My mother has dozens, so does my father(actually that male sarong was my father's, just a reason to take a piece of him here with me).

But it is a pity, youngsters nowadays can't wear it without having someone poking fun on them.

Hello nina,

Its nice to know that sarong is have many usage, in you, you use it during prayer time, to us here in the Philippines sarong is commonly wear during summer time specially in the beaches during swimming time, as what i have said sarong is the one being put to cover the lower part of the swimming suit being wear by the who wants to swim, but it is commonly use by females and not of males. but there are some male like to use it also especially the gay one. Laughing
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Borrowed words Mon Jun 02, 2008 14:52 pm  Borrowed words
 

lliekamia wrote:
Hello nina,

Its nice to know that sarong is have many usage, in you, you use it during prayer time, to us here in the Philippines sarong is commonly wear during summer time specially in the beaches during swimming time, as what i have said sarong is the one being put to cover the lower part of the swimming suit being wear by the who wants to swim, but it is commonly use by females and not of males. but there are some male like to use it also especially the gay one. Laughing

In the village, we used to wear sarong to bath at the well outside in the backyard. But most people have water supplied to their home thru pipe nowadays. Still, the place where we bath and wash clothes is still outside the house, with little cover, so we wear sarong up to the breast level to bath or wash. I'm sure you are also used to seeing this custom.

It is a common thing in the village, but I am never used to it. So I have to be dragged everytime my parents wanted me to visit the village where my grandmother lives. Everytime I need to go to the toilet or wash myself, I wanted to die...(just exaggerating). It is just so mind-blowing, at least to me, that the act that is as intimate as washing oneself is carried out in public. Well, not really public, but open to passers-by.
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hello again nina, Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:30 am  hello again nina,
 

Hello nina,

sorry for tha late reply to your response,
i was busy the other two days,
my dad let me first study my English and Italian Language lesson,

in respond to your ways of using Sarong,
yeah...... me to do the same way but not always,
just every time my bathrobe is not available,
I used sarong a very great one, my Sister bought
it there in your place Malaysia, she gave it to me
as a souvenir. Actually I like using it as a dress,
I tie the two ends of the sarong to my neck, and
I like the result, hehehe (laughing,)

try it yourself, am sure you will like it too.
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