Sa' Eh Jook

English: so that he or she has enough and quit

Bahasa Malaysia: supaya dia serik


Pronunciation: /saʔ ɛh d͡ʒɔ:k/


Source: Jecky Misieng


Related to Sa' Eh Jook


baangk birieh: a small onion called shallot

baont neh: How true!

birieh: red

birieh paank: red faced

birieh pogiah: deep red

bisa': wet

bisa' bauh: soaked or completely wet

boot boot eh: almost

dasa': shy

gotug gotug eh: all quiet by himself

jook: had enough

jumieh: dew

kalieh: to dig

keh: question tag - is it?

Kupuo' Pisa': the village of Pisa’ in Bau, Malaysia - The inhabitants of this settlement were originally from the mountain village or Kupuo' Dorod or Piros, one of the early settlements of Bidayuhs in the Krokong area. The village took its name from the small bamboo which in Bidayuh is pisa'. The inhabitants built this village after they became Roman Catholics and found themselves at odds with the traditional belief of their ancestors.

lawieh: oversized

leh: indeed

neh: question particle

ngasa': to sharpen

nosa': to stopover

pepeh: flattened

sa': so that

sa'ant: for

sa'at: to be wasteful

sa'uoh: a long pole used to push boat in shallow waters

simolieh: to slaughter

supieh: to be left behind

umbieh: next door

asi' asi' geh: How annoying!

bah geh leh: That's strange!