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Malay loanwords in English

February 9, 2010
Words that have been borrowed from the Malay language into English.
agar
agar-agar
amok
angrecum
babirusa
bamboo
banteng
banting
batik
bilimbi
binturong
caddy
caladium
camphor
cassowary
casuarina
catechu
catsup
catty
cockatiel
cockatoo
cootie
cutch
dammar
dugong
durian
gecko
gingham
gnetum
godown
gomuti
gong
gutta-percha
kampong
kanchil
kapok
kris
langsat
lanseh
launch
lontar
lory
mandarin
mangosteen
napu
nipa
orang
orangutan
paddy
pandanus
pangolin
parang
picul
pulasan
rambutan
ramie
rattan
ringgit
sago
sarong
sen
siamang
tael
tical
tombac
trepang
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