Is it just me or do you guys wonder too what exactly is the meaning behind words like: Lintang pukang, Remeh temeh, Ramah tamah, etc...I mean, yeah, we're trained to understand those words as a whole, meaning that remeh temeh means something trivial.
But, what does temeh means?? Pukang?? Tamah??
I was thinking about these things when during one of our usrah sessions(datang usrah tak semestinya dapat input Islamic je rite??=P) Anyway, my housemates kept on using these fancy words and I as always, keep on interrupting them mid-sentence dengan bertanya-tanya what exactly does those words mean.
Gune ayat simple sudah. Huhu... Yes, I sometimes wonder too why I care about these insignificant stuff.
Why didn't I generate these wanting to know more attitude when I was a kid??
Kalau tak, sure dah boleh irritate the Malay teachers with my questions. Haha...
I could just imagine the situation:
Me: Cikgu, apa maksud perkataan pukang, temeh semua ni cikgu??
Cikgu: Perkataan-perkataan ini tiada maksud yang sebenar. Tetapi hanya ada maksud apabila digandingkan bersama perkataan-perkataan lain. Sebagai contoh, pukang digandingkan bersama lintang, lintang pukang barulah ada maksud.
Me: Tapi cikgu... Mana boleh ade perkataan yang takde maksud. Mesti ade punya. Takkan ah orang yang reka perkataan-perkataan ni memang reka die tanpa ade maksud? Boleh eh camtu?? Cikgu confirm die takde maksud??(yer, yer jer cakap camni ngan cikgu. Haha...)
Cikgu: Perkataan-perkataan ini hanyalah untuk menegaskan dan menguatkan maksud sebenar perkataan yang digandingkan bersamanya.
Me: Tapi cikgu...
Cikgu: Jangan risau, tak akan disoal di dalam periksa anda.
Me: Owh, ye ker?? Oklah camtu...(and sambung berbual dengan membe sebelah. Padahal, tanya in the first place pun sebab kantoi berbual-bual time cikgu mengajar. Huhu...)
Yeah, I'm just crapping there. Segala dialog-dialog dan explaination yang diberikan oleh cikgu itu adalah rekaan semata-mata. Don't know whether it's true or not. Siapa yang terer BM and boleh explain, amatlah dialu-alukan. Huhu... Time suruh belajar BM, tak minat, sekarang orang suruh belajar medic, sibuk pasal BM. Adoi~~ Nak wat cane. Dah terpikir =P
P.S: You've just wasted 5 minutes of your precious time reading this post. Mesti menyesal. Hahhaha...
i looove ur post dis time.haha.finally.dayah berfikir mengenai masa depan dan masa lalu bahasa melayu!!!!im sooo impressed.hahaha.
ReplyDelete[dayah jgn bunuh aku pasni..peace =p ]
but dayah my malay is sooo crappy right now that I can't even begin where to answer masalah kau nie.
ReplyDeletehikmah: apekah maksud anda wahai saudari?? saya memang berminat dengan bahasa ibunda kite sejak dahulu lagi~~ jangan saudari tidak tahu pula... =P
ReplyDeletejurai: huhu... terharunye aku ko nak menolong menyelesaikan 'mslh' ni. hehe... 2 ah, smeorg punye malay pun dah crappy skrang.
hahaha that is the uniqueness of the malay language dayah..we have all those weird words..
ReplyDeletebasic malay pun kite da rs weird how about kelantanese languange yg aku dok ckp selama ni haha..siap org ckp aku ckp cm siam lg..
cthnye..ko ckp remeh temeh kan..kelantan ade gak cthnye..1)manih leting..manih=manis..leting tu cm sgt2 la..
2)mase purik..mase=masam..purik tu sgt2..pdhal manis pki leting masam pki purik..hahaha lg saiko..hahah ade agi cth ko nk???hahahaha
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH...!!!!!!
ReplyDeletemelarikan diri selaju n sepantas yg bley!!! huhu....
mmg complicated btul ah bhasa mlayu ni!!! haih~~~
Great post! I had fun reading it :)
ReplyDeleteNow I'm going to start thinking about the meaning of words like "gapah" and "benderang" and my favourite: "gedebak gedebuk"...
Oh KBSM...