Some more Malay words
This short note by R. O. Winstedt proposes etymological derivations for a series of Malay words, drawing primarily on Sanskrit, Persian, Portuguese, and Dravidian sources (p. 135).
Summary
Winstedt addresses words from multiple semantic fields. Among the more speculative suggestions are malini (from Skt. ‘garlanded’) in the Sējarah Mēlayu, siamang (from Skt. syama ‘black’), and kasi ‘to give’ (possibly from a form of ‘cash’) (pp. 135–137). He also treats place-name identifications such as Kedah as Zamin Turan and Perak as Kustan Zorian, attributing these to romantic or unintelligent identifications with locations in Persian or Hikayat texts (p. 135).
The remaining entries cover everyday vocabulary: endul and andor (both traced to Skt. hindola ‘swing’), bērahi (Skt. virahi), bahara (Skt. bhara), mas (Skt. masha), mēngkona (Skt. matkuna), bangsal, baldi, serambi, chukai, chunam, chita, kendi, and misru, with references to Wilkinson, Yule and Burnell, and other trade dictionaries (pp. 136–137).