Free Malay Idiom Online Dictionary
Faham kiri Left-wing or pro-socialism, pro-communism, apparently associated to not being free by Malay language dictionary which defines the left as radical.
Faham Marxisme-Leninisme dianggap sebagai faham kiri.
Marxism-Leninism concepts are considered as left-wing.
Fakir miskin Fakir and miskin are synonyms for poor. Put them together, it means the very poor people. To supply the fakir miskin with gifts free by Malay community is an encouraged practice.
Keluarga kami pernah menjadi fakir miskin ketika arwah bapa kami ditimpa penyakit angin ahmar. Kami terputus sumber pendapatan. Ibu kami bekerja siang dan malam serta membuat apa-apa sahaja kerja demi mencari sesuap nasi untuk menyara kami tujuh beradik.
Our family were once very poor when our late father had a stroke. We lost our income. Our mother worked day and night, willing to do any work just to earn some money to feed seven of us.
Fajar menyingsing The break of dawn.
Ambil tindakan terhadap pejalan kaki berani mati-lihatlah ...pejalan kaki melintas jalan raya yang sesak sesuka hati dari awal fajar menyingsing sehingga embun jantan mula menitik.
Take action against pedestrians who dare to die-see...pedestrians crossing busy roads as they like from early daybreak until the appearance of large dewdrops.
Fasih lidah A tongue from which words flow free. Malay equivalent of an eloquent person.
Harun lebih fasih lidah daripada Nabi Musa.
Aaron is more eloquent than Moses.
Fikir panjang To think for a long time, to consider carefully.
Tunku Abdul Rahman fikir panjang bersama kawan-kawannya. Mereka tahu apa hendak buat, jalan yang mereka pilih itu.
Tunku Abdul Rahman considered the matter carefully with his friends. They knew what to do, the choice that they had made. P.s. you know their plans right? To free the Malay nation from British.
Gadai bergolok or, Bergolok gadai, pawning one's possessions to meet huge expenditure.
Apabila mengadakan majlis perkahwinan sesetengah orang masih lagi kekal berbelanja berlebihan kadangkala terpaksa bergolok-gadai untuk menunjukkan kehebatan masing-masing.
When there is a wedding, it seems that some people are still overspending sometimes they have to pawn their possessions to show off to each other.
Gadai nyawa To risk one's life.
Gadai nyawa selamat ibu bapa . Keberanian seorang pemuda, telah menyelamatkan ibu dan bapanya daripada dicederakan seorang perompak yang memecah masuk rumah mereka awal pagi ini.
He risked his life to save parents. The courage of a young man saved his parents from being harmed by a robber who broke into their home early this morning.
Gaji buta Buta here is not blind. Buta here is without. For example, surat buta is a letter without the sender's name and perigi buta is a well without water. So gaji buta is to receive salary without working ernestly.
Kakitangan kerajaan tagih wang kontraktor. Ada juga orang-orang kerajaan yang merayau-rayau di tapak projek yang baru bermula untuk mencari duit makan pagi. Kerja mereka mudah saja, cari sedikit kesalahan dan selepas itu mendapat wang. Mereka inilah yang telah banyak menghabiskan duit kerajaan dengan memakan gaji buta.
Civil servant hungry for contractor's money. There are civil servants who wander around new construction sites to look for breakfast money. Their work is easy, look for a little fault and after that they get money. They waste government's money by not doing the work they are paid for.
Gaji pokok Basic salary.
Ejen Jual/beli rumah diperlukan di Johor. Ada gaji pokok dan komisen yang tinggi
Housing agent needed in Johor. Basic salary and high commission.
Galang kepala Pillow to rest your head.
Galang leher Same as gadai nyawa.
Gambaran hidup Portrait of life, example.
Remaja disogokkan dengan gambaran hidup artis penuh kecerian, glamour dan serba mewah.
Teenagers are fed with examples of artists' lifestyle full of gaiety, glamour and luxury.
Gantang asap Trying to measure smoke is as good as trying to reach for something impossible.
Ganti tikar Lepas bantal, berganti tikar is a Malay proverb synonymous to this idiom. Replacing the pillow and mat is a metaphoric expression for marrying a sister of one's deceased wife or, marrying a brother of one's deceased husband. Sounds like levirate marriage. Wikipedia defines levirate marriage as: " a type of marriage in which a woman marries one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue the line of the dead husband. The term is a derivative of the Latin word levir, meaning 'husband's brother'.Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage, i.e. that outside the clan, was forbidden. It is or was known in societies including the Punjabis, Jats, Israelites, Huns (Chinese 'Xiongnu', 'Hsiong-nu', etc.), Mongols, and Tibetans."
Ganti tikar karena kematian suami.
To marry a brother of one's husband due to the death of the latter.
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