definitely no...copy from chinese word one...lulz...no wonder malay vocab is so weak when it comes 2 describe IT terms

u must be malayneum

Hi, Indoneum

because those IT term started using English.
what do u expect??
translate each and every single term to malay??

malays are just pokai

It's not wrong at all for language to borrow from each others.

Not wrong at all.

pokai is already a word registered in BM, borrowed from cantonese. the meaning differs slightly from the original word, as been described numerous time already.

WTF

how about pokaimon?

POKAI MEANS NO $$$ LA .

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Added on April 29, 2009, 8:35 pmPOKAI MEANS NO $$$ LA .

This post has been edited by -YellowSn0w-: Apr 29 2009, 08:35 PM

its still an adaptation from the Cantonese language,Kamus DewanThe Third Edition printed in 1994

same like most of the english adapted words used by malays...it still went into the Kamus...so no...pokai is originated from Cantonese,its is considered as an "adapted word" in Malay

This post has been edited by icyfawkes: Apr 29 2009, 08:36 PM

Can one use "memperpokaikan" or "berpokai" or "pepokai" or "dipokaii" ????

This post has been edited by convivencia: Apr 29 2009, 08:39 PM

dont think so.
from what i know pokai is adjective.

true dat

Kepokaian saya menyebabkan saya kena cuci pinggan dan magkuk selepas makan di restoran itu.

oic

Then can I say something like "arm no sudah berpolitik pokai" ?

if u plan to use it in BM, then it will carry the BM meaning - running out of money. u cant really use it in other context, despite certain usage such as "pokai idea". the correct usage would be "ketandusan idea" or "kehabisan idea".

but if u use it in other language, it will carry its original meaning.