List of English words of Malay origin

This is a partial list of loanwords in English language, that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from Malay language. Many of the words are decisively Malay or shared with other Malayic languages group, while others obviously entered Malay both from related Austronesian languages and unrelated languages of India and China.

Source: Wikipedia — List of English words of Malay origin (CC BY-SA 4.0)

List of English words of Malay origin

This is a partial list of loanwords in English language, that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from Malay language. Many of the words are decisively Malay or shared with other Malayic languages group, while others obviously entered Malay both from related Austronesian languages and unrelated languages of India and China.

Source: Wikipedia "List of English words of Malay origin" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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