S - Word List

sa'

English: so that
Bahasa Malaysia: supaya

sa' eh jook

English: so that he or she has enough and quit
Bahasa Malaysia: supaya dia serik

sa'ant

English: for
Bahasa Malaysia: untuk

sa'at

English: to be wasteful
Bahasa Malaysia: membazir

sa'uoh

English: a long pole used to push boat in shallow waters
Bahasa Malaysia: kayu panjang untuk meluncur perahu

saank

English: a chillie
Bahasa Malaysia: cabai

saank manduk

English: red hot chilli
Bahasa Malaysia: cabai pedas

sadab

English: a hole in the river bank caused by erosion
Bahasa Malaysia: lubang di tebing sungai

sadag

English: steps carved out of a hillside to climb upwards
Bahasa Malaysia: tangga

sadi’

English: alone
Bahasa Malaysia: seorangan

sagu'

English: sago
Bahasa Malaysia: sagu

sai

English: to taste
Bahasa Malaysia: rasa

sajuo

English: a tall rattan backpacking basket usually used for carrying and storing paddy - It has a cover called a subuoi.
Bahasa Malaysia: bakul atau tambok rotan tinggi untuk memikul padi

sakir

English: a cup
Bahasa Malaysia: cangkir

sako'

English: crazy one
Bahasa Malaysia: orang gila

sakul

English: a hoe
Bahasa Malaysia: cangkul

saluh

English: alien
Bahasa Malaysia: asing

sama'

English: a father
Bahasa Malaysia: bapa

samah

English: the same
Bahasa Malaysia: sama

sambal

English: a paste
Bahasa Malaysia: sambal

sambie’

English: a basket bigger than silopid
Bahasa Malaysia: tambok

sambuh

English: conceited
Bahasa Malaysia: sombong

sambuh konga’

English: Very proud
Bahasa Malaysia: sangat bongkak

sambuh pongah

English: very conceited
Bahasa Malaysia: sangat sombong

sambuonk

English: a shallow jar
Bahasa Malaysia: tempayan lebar

sanang

English: a mini gong - Part of an ensemble of Bidayuh gong music, there are usually a pair of them to play.
Bahasa Malaysia: canang

sandak

English: a spade
Bahasa Malaysia: sekop

sandat

English: too late
Bahasa Malaysia: terlambat

sandunk

English: a small machete
Bahasa Malaysia: sandong

sangguoh

English: a hornbill
Bahasa Malaysia: enggang

sangon

English: beautiful, pretty
Bahasa Malaysia: cantik

sangon poson

English: very beautiful
Bahasa Malaysia: sangat cantik

sank

English: a leaf for making ponchos
Bahasa Malaysia: daun

sarah

English: a box
Bahasa Malaysia: kotak

seng

English: a piece of zinc roofing
Bahasa Malaysia: atap zink

si'ient

English: to cry
Bahasa Malaysia: menangis

si'uh

English: a toad
Bahasa Malaysia: katak kodok

sibambia

English: a shadow
Bahasa Malaysia: bayangan

English: a very big and tall rattan backpack - Unlike the sajuo, only the strongest and biggest Bidayuh can carry this backpack. It is tall like the sajuo but wider in girth.
Bahasa Malaysia: tambok yang paling besar

sibungas

English: the first time
Bahasa Malaysia: pertama kali

sidakot

English: a type of Borneo sucker fish
Bahasa Malaysia: ikan sungai

sidapek

English: a type of Borneo sucker fish
Bahasa Malaysia: ikan sungai

siduo'

English: to suckle
Bahasa Malaysia: menyusu

siga'

English: wild
Bahasa Malaysia: liar

sigotar

English: a frog
Bahasa Malaysia: katak

siguduoh

English: a jungle millipede
Bahasa Malaysia: gonggok

siint

English: itchy
Bahasa Malaysia: gatal

sikie'

English: an older sibling
Bahasa Malaysia: abang/kakak

sikiye' sudi'

English: siblings
Bahasa Malaysia: adik-beradik

sikuk

English: a mangosteen
Bahasa Malaysia: manggis

sikukuok

English: a bird - Even to this day, some Bidayuhs say that this bird is actually a ghost in disguise.
Bahasa Malaysia: burung hantu orang Bidayuh

sikunt

English: an elbow
Bahasa Malaysia: siku

sikuud

English: a cane
Bahasa Malaysia: tongkat

silopid

English: a big backpacking basket made of rattan - Unlike the tall and slimmer sajuo, the silopid is shorter but wider in girth and it has a built in pair of shoulder straps which the sajuo doesn’t have.
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis tambok yang besar

silotuonk

English: a musical instrument made of bamboo - A good player of this instrument can produce a music of a whole Bidayuh gong ensemble
Bahasa Malaysia: alat musik dari buluh

silu'

English: a firewood
Bahasa Malaysia: kayu api

siluank

English: a rasbora fish
Bahasa Malaysia: seluang

silumah

English: a ploiarium alternifolium tree - It's one of the hardwood that the Bidayuhs use for building purposes.
Bahasa Malaysia: jungir

silunjuonk

English: a very long rattan basket
Bahasa Malaysia: tambok yang panjang

silunt

English: a nail
Bahasa Malaysia: kuku

siluta

English: Not bad
Bahasa Malaysia: Boleh tahan

simbo'

English: if
Bahasa Malaysia: kalau

simbuoh

English: a whistle
Bahasa Malaysia: siulan

simbuot

English: an anus
Bahasa Malaysia: dubur

simolieh

English: to slaughter
Bahasa Malaysia: sembelih

simongi

English: a soul
Bahasa Malaysia: semangat

simoong

English: ten
Bahasa Malaysia: sepuluh

simun simun

English: whatever
Bahasa Malaysia: apa apa sajalah

sinabui

English: a rain drift
Bahasa Malaysia: tempias

sinalant

English: a stone mortar
Bahasa Malaysia: lepa

sinbunggas

English: beginning
Bahasa Malaysia: permulaan

sinda

English: to speak
Bahasa Malaysia: tutur

sinda'

English: a knife
Bahasa Malaysia: pisau

sindie'

English: when
Bahasa Malaysia: bila

sindie' ondu

English: we don't know when
Bahasa Malaysia: entah bila

sindo'

English: a mother
Bahasa Malaysia: emak

sindok

English: near
Bahasa Malaysia: dekat

sindunk

English: a wall
Bahasa Malaysia: dinding

sinduod

English: a comb
Bahasa Malaysia: sikat

singaji

English: deliberately
Bahasa Malaysia: sengaja

singalom

English: at night
Bahasa Malaysia: waktu malam

singang singung

English: a giant millipede
Bahasa Malaysia: gonggok

Singgai

English: a Bidayuh dialect in Bau, Malaysia - This dialect is spoken by a group of Bidayuhs in Bau collectively referred to as the Bisinggai. Intelligibility between the Singgai and the Jagoi varieties is quite high where many speakers of both dialects can carry a normal conversation using their respective mother tongue. Differences are mainly pronunciations and a number of lexical items.
Bahasa Malaysia: dialek Bidayuh di Bau

singondu

English: afternoon
Bahasa Malaysia: tengah hari

singumi

English: in the evening
Bahasa Malaysia: petang

sipagi

English: morning
Bahasa Malaysia: pagi

sipiyah

English: a woman's headgear worn like a cap with a long tail
Bahasa Malaysia: topi

siporah

English: the first one, e.g. the first fruit
Bahasa Malaysia: yang pertama Misalnya, buah 'siporah' bermakna pokok itu pertama kali berbuah, maka buah itu ialah buah 'siporah'.

sipo’it

English: a river barb
Bahasa Malaysia: ikan putih

sipuot

English: a blowpipe
Bahasa Malaysia: sumpitan

siraka'

English: chin
Bahasa Malaysia: dagu

sirapank

English: a spear
Bahasa Malaysia: serampang

Siriant

English: Serian
Bahasa Malaysia: Serian

sirokub

English: a shell
Bahasa Malaysia: cangkerang

sirubut

English: a small size paddy field
Bahasa Malaysia: sawah padi yang kecil

sisi'

English: disgusting
Bahasa Malaysia: jijik

sisip

English: a frog
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis katak

sitaguol

English: stark naked
Bahasa Malaysia: telanjang bukat

sitingah asong

English: almost dead
Bahasa Malaysia: setengah mati

situkuk

English: a needlefish or half beak
Bahasa Malaysia: ikan julong

siya'

English: yellow
Bahasa Malaysia: kuning

siya' pogah

English: bright yellow
Bahasa Malaysia: sangat kuning

siya’ pogenk

English: extremely yellowish
Bahasa Malaysia: sangat menguning

siyient

English: to slit open with a knife
Bahasa Malaysia: hiris dengan pisau

siyuok

English: a chicken
Bahasa Malaysia: ayam

siyuok sabunk

English: a rooster
Bahasa Malaysia: ayam sabung

siyuok tik

English: a duck
Bahasa Malaysia: itik

so'i

English: a frog - It is usually found near rivers or streams and slightly larger than a girogag and smaller than a tigowan
Bahasa Malaysia: katak

so'ont

English: able to
Bahasa Malaysia: dapat

soba'

English: downstream
Bahasa Malaysia: hilir

sobak

English: a wind
Bahasa Malaysia: angin

sobak ribut

English: a storm
Bahasa Malaysia: ribut

sobak sobur

English: helter skelter
Bahasa Malaysia: lintang pukang

sobot

English: to mention
Bahasa Malaysia: menyatakan

sobu

English: a weeded spot
Bahasa Malaysia: kawasan sudah dibuang rumput-rumpai

sodi'

English: the last time
Bahasa Malaysia: masa yang lepas

soduo'

English: a chest
Bahasa Malaysia: dada

sojuo'

English: upstream
Bahasa Malaysia: hulu

sokad

English: a throw
Bahasa Malaysia: balingan

sokoh

English: stench
Bahasa Malaysia: busuk

sokot

English: a sago worm
Bahasa Malaysia: ulat sagu

sokuop

English: a basket trap used to catch fish
Bahasa Malaysia: bakul untuk tangkap ikan

sokuop bonyih

English: a fish trap which is triangular in shape which looks like a bee’s nest, and hence the name
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis anyaman bakul berbentuk segitiga untuk menangkap ikan

sokuop silink

English: a woven oval basket used as a fish trap
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis anyaman untuk tangkap ikan yang berbentuk bujur

solint

English: a nest
Bahasa Malaysia: sarang

solint manduk

English: a bird's nest
Bahasa Malaysia: sarang burung

solint toka’

English: a cobweb
Bahasa Malaysia: sarang labah labah

solont

English: an eel
Bahasa Malaysia: belut

somba

English: an older uncle (father's or mother's older brother)
Bahasa Malaysia: bapa saudara

sombank

English: a bamboo cup
Bahasa Malaysia: cangkir buluh

somet

English: a moustache
Bahasa Malaysia: misai

somon

English: to baby sit
Bahasa Malaysia: jaga

sondu

English: a large fern
Bahasa Malaysia: pohon paku yang besar

sonduk

English: a spoon
Bahasa Malaysia: sudu

songot

English: black
Bahasa Malaysia: hitam

songot poto'

English: pitch black
Bahasa Malaysia: sangat hitam

songot progink

English: very dark
Bahasa Malaysia: hitam legam

sopa'

English: a cut
Bahasa Malaysia: potongan

sopa' (preposition)

English: outside
Bahasa Malaysia: di luar

sopant

English: to carve wood
Bahasa Malaysia: ukir

sorai

English: lemon grass
Bahasa Malaysia: serai

sorai bimbant

English: a mint plant of Borneo
Bahasa Malaysia: pudina

souh

English: burn down
Bahasa Malaysia: hangus

sowa'

English: a year
Bahasa Malaysia: tahun

sowa' ba'uh

English: a new year
Bahasa Malaysia: tahun baru

sowa' diyo'

English: last year
Bahasa Malaysia: tahun lepas

sowant

English: to mate
Bahasa Malaysia: bersetubuh

sowil

English: a bird
Bahasa Malaysia: burung

sowont

English: a wife
Bahasa Malaysia: isteri

soyank

English: to spill
Bahasa Malaysia: tumpah

su'uoh

English: to go downstream
Bahasa Malaysia: ke hilir

suat

English: a flowering
Bahasa Malaysia: putik

subi

English: an ant
Bahasa Malaysia: semut

subi ji'it

English: an ant of the Monomorium Pharaonis species
Bahasa Malaysia: semut gatal

subi podos

English: fire ant
Bahasa Malaysia: semut api

subuoi

English: a rattan basket used as a cover for the sajuo - Once the rattan backpack called sajuo is filled with paddy, the subuoi is tied on top of the opening to secure the content from falling out.
Bahasa Malaysia: penutup sajuo