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lucyless
I was wondering if there is a Malaysian word that sounds LIKE, or is pronounced LIKE: "NOY"
Esfandiari
QUOTE (lucyless @ Jul 12 2010, 09:18 PM) *
I was wondering if there is a Malaysian word that sounds LIKE, or is pronounced LIKE: "NOY"


I don't really know what you mean! Are you asking for a Malaysian word that spells like 'NOY'? Nope! In Malay language, we don't have a word where the letter 'O' is followed by the letter 'Y' in which 'Y' is the last letter in that word. 'Y' is always replaced by letter 'I' if it has to be the last letter in the word.

As for the word 'NOY', it will have to be 'NOI' in Malay.
lucyless
QUOTE (Esfandiari @ Jul 17 2010, 11:34 PM) *
I don't really know what you mean! Are you asking for a Malaysian word that spells like 'NOY'? Nope! In Malay language, we don't have a word where the letter 'O' is followed by the letter 'Y' in which 'Y' is the last letter in that word. 'Y' is always replaced by letter 'I' if it has to be the last letter in the word.

As for the word 'NOY', it will have to be 'NOI' in Malay.



What I mean is ANY word or name in Malay that SOUNDS like "noy". What are they? (& definitions)
Esfandiari
QUOTE (lucyless @ Jul 23 2010, 08:18 PM) *
What I mean is ANY word or name in Malay that SOUNDS like "noy". What are they? (& definitions)


How about SENOI. 'Senoi' is the name of one of the aboriginal tribes (Orang Asli) of Malaysia. Then there is the word MOI. 'Moi' is a kind of porridge from northern West Malaysia made from rice. 'Moi' is taken from the Chinese word moi which means porridge. Or HEMOI - a Kedah Malay word from northern West Malaysia. Hemoi means to unashamedly beg others.

MOI - the rice porride


SENOI the Malaysian aborigine

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