I have a couple of words to translate from English to BM and got stuck at the word ‘Bowling’. Yes, the game where you roll that heavy three-holed ball to knock down a few pins… that is if it doesn’t enter the longkang (drain) before it reaches the end. I’ve asked friends and even had my MSN display name titled ‘What is bowling in BM’. And these are the responses I got so far.
The word ‘Bowling’ in BM is…
- Baling bola
- Bermangkuk (from the verb ‘Bowl’)
- Bolaling
Anyone with better ideas??
The Day Dreymer 
How about, Melempar Bola Berat?
By: Lokes on May 31, 2007
at 11:30 am
boling tenpin
seriously. >> http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukan_Komanwel#Senarai_acara_dalam_Sukan_Komanwel
By: zona marie on May 31, 2007
at 1:29 pm
I tink its boling ler
really wan
bt i like loke’s explaination
By: sourrain on May 31, 2007
at 2:30 pm
so it should be boling sepuluhpin right? not tenpin. heh!
By: dreymer on May 31, 2007
at 3:02 pm
Hey, mari kita bermangkuk Jumaat ini… jom pigi.
By: atti2de on May 31, 2007
at 5:41 pm
Eh I thought bermangkuk means something vulgar? erm..ok at least that sounds dirty to me. No idea how that came about but i remember some words like mangkuk = some 4-letter word. Anyway my BM already bagi balik the cikgu. This reminds me I have to fill up the form to register my newborn with the Msian embassy here so he’d have dual citizenship till 18 – & I’m been procrastinating because I dont understand the arahan in the form!
sourrain – any recipe for shepard’s pie? i love the meat in there! yummmssss…
By: vonne on May 31, 2007
at 9:55 pm
vonne, i think the mangkuk you’re referring to is the Japanese version. Mangkuk and Cincin 😉
I leave it up to you to guess which one is which.
By: Lokes on June 1, 2007
at 6:35 am
Mangkuk and cincin.
Now, I recall why the not-so-innocent meaning of mangkuk sounds so familiar.
By: atti2de on June 1, 2007
at 10:03 am
Bermangkuk… could be vulgar if u wanted it to be.
Vonne: Hahaha.. I’m sure the form can’t be that bad la. You can try http://www.karyanet.com Recommended by my friend
Lokes & atti : That’s all the japanese you learnt is it????
By: dreymer on June 1, 2007
at 11:58 am
ano-wa mangkuk oishi desu neh?
*lol*
By: Lokes on June 1, 2007
at 1:41 pm
dreymer: i also know yamate.
By: atti2de on June 4, 2007
at 10:52 am
It’s boling, as approved by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
By: luxen on July 2, 2007
at 3:02 am