| core | to the ~, a. through and through, betul-betul; (ref to nationality etc) totok: he is rotten to the ~, dia betul-betul busuk hati; a socialist to the ~, betul-betul sosialis; an Englishman to the ~, orang Inggeris totok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backbone | to the ~, (yg) sebenar-benarnya, jati, totok: he is English to the ~, dia orang Inggeris jati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pure | adj 1. unmixed with any other substance, tulen: an evening gown made of ~ silk, pakaian malam yg dibuat drpd sutera tulen; ~ gold, emas tulen; 2. clean, unpolluted, bersih: the mountain air is ~ and healthy, udara di atas gunung itu bersih dan menyihatkan; ~ milk, susu bersih; 3. of unmixed stock, origin, etc, a. (ref to people) jati; (attrib) jati, totok: Hitler attempted to keep the race ~, Hitler mencuba utk mengekalkan bangsa itu supaya tetap jati; he is a ~ Malay, dia Melayu jati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |