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I think this is hilarious. Upon consultation from Amna who took IT for a month when she was 16, she said that the correct Bahasa translation for Website is….

(I don't know how to adjust so that you can click to see bigger image, but if you really want to see it, right click copy and view the image manually. OR, go to BNM's website)

Laman SESAWANG!!

Like seriously? I thought it was an error of some sort, but since this is a Government’s official website, then that must be the right translation....right?? So I “dey google lah” other official websites, but hey presto, they have it as “Laman Web”.

The Bahasa translation of Website. (click here for link)

Website (click her for link)

Not consistent lah. So tell me dear DBP, which is the correct translation?

I just think that there are certain words that just don’t make sense for you to translate because it never existed in our language in the first place, so instead we should just Malay-fy the spelling.

PS-One my favourite Bahasa Malaysia words from Nona Magazine.

Rona-rona.

A few of my favourite Bahasa Melyu Johor words from my late grandmother.

Sepatu (Kasut in offical BM)
Kancing (Butang in official BM)
Camca (Sudu in official BM)