| nickname | <i>vt give nickname to,i> a. (<i>in abbreviated formi>) memberi nama ringkas: <i>Rahmah was ~d Mah,i> Rahmah diberi nama ringkas Mah; b. (<i>as an informal substitutei>) memanggil, memberi nama panggilan: <i>James was ~d Jim,i> James diberi nama panggilan Jim; c. (<i>as a sign of affectioni>) memberi nama /timangan, timang-timangan, cembung/; d. (<i>connected with person’s physical traits or characteri>) menggelar, memberi [sso] nama julukan: <i>they ~d him Shorty,i> mereka menggelarnya Si Pendek. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mah-jong(g) | <i>ni> mahjung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swear | b. <i>(colloq) have great belief or confidence in the usefulness of,i> yakin [sst] sangat baik; <i>(medicine, remedy, etc)i> yakin [sst] sangat /mujarab, baik/: <i>Mrs Mah always swore by this ointment for mosquito bites,i> Puan Mah yakin sekali salap ini sangat mujarab utk gigitan nyamuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| what | b. <i>important facts or conditions,i> selok-belok: <i>you can take his advice with confidence, he knows ~’s ~, when it comes to buying stock and shares,i> kamu boleh terima nasihatnya ttg membeli saham, dia tahu selok-beloknya; ~ with, lebih-lebih lagi: <i>~ with having a full-time job, three children and no domestic help, she had no time for social life,i> lebih-lebih lagi dgn kerja sepenuh masa, tiga orang anak dan tanpa pembantu rumah, dia tdk ada masa utk bercampur gaul; /give, get/ ~ for, (<i>colloqi>) menghamun: <i>he gave his wife ~ for when he found she’d lost the housekeeping money at a mah jong party,i> dia menghamun isterinya apabila mengetahui bahawa isterinya menghabiskan duit belanjaan rumah di tempat main mahjung; so ~!, peduli apa!: <i>You’ll lose your job.” “So ~ ? I’ll get another!”,i> “Nanti kamu kena buang kerja.” “Peduli apa! Saya cari kerja lain!”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |