Proverbs

Dear bloggers, come and join me, get to know the Malay (Malaysia) Proverbs
As heavy as it looks, it is heavier to the shoulder that he carries the thing.(meaning of proverb: as bad as some one's situation may seem, it is always worse for the person involved)

>>No matter how good a squirrel is jumping, sometimes it will fall(meaning of proverb: no one is perfect,sometimes he makes a mistake)

>>Two multiply five, five multiply two(meaning of proverb: whatever you do, it would give the same result)

>>If you lost at the end of the route, go back to the beginning of the route(meaning of proverb: if you make a mistake or get stuck, you should start over)

>>If it rains stones in our country and rains gold in other people's countries,it is better to live in our country(meaning of proverb: whatever reasons, it is better to live in own country)

>>The right hand shouldn't trust the left hand(meaning of proverb: don't put too much trust in your friends)

>>Just like a dog and a cat(meaning of proverb: two brothers cannot meet, they will fight when they meet)

>>Just like a crab, teaching its young how to walk straight(meaning of proverb: parents advise their children to do the right thing, but they themselves don't do what they say)

>>A turtle lays thousands of eggs, nobody knows; but when a hen lays an egg, the whole village know(meaning of proverb: some people do much things but don't show publicity; others who do small things but do much publicity)

>>Drink water while you swim(meaning of proverb: do two or more jobs at the same time)

>>Don't try teach a duck how to swim(meaning of proverb: don't try to teach a clever person)

Malay World or "Alam Melayu" Definition

There are few definition on Malay World. Here i listed two definitions about Malay World :

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Any member of an ethnic group that probably originated in Borneo and expanded into Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. They constitute more than half the population of Peninsular Malaysia. They are mainly a rural people, growing rice for food and rubber as a cash crop. Heavily influenced by India, they were Hinduized before converting to Islam in the 15th century. Their culture has also been influenced by the cultures of the Thai, Javanese, and Sumatrans. Malay society has traditionally been somewhat feudal; class distinctions are still marked, and marriages have traditionally been arranged by parents and governed by Islamic law.

Columbia Encyclopedia (Malayan)

Malayan (məlā'ən) or Malay (mā'lā), general term for one of a population of persons inhabiting SE Asia and the adjacent islands. The Malays vary greatly in physical appearance. The term Indonesian, used as an alternative for Malayan, is sometimes applied to the people of interior districts, who are thought to be related to the Pygmies or Negritos (probably the earlier inhabitants of the region). In the coastal districts there has been intermixture with the Arabs, the Chinese, the Indians, and the Thais. Scores of languages or dialects are spoken; they form a group of the Malayo-Polynesian languages. Among anthropologists the term Malayan is used exclusively to describe an inhabitant of the Malayan Peninsula. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/malay#ixzz1gUEp1t3P

Famous Malay Writers

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