different between malay vs koeksister

Sambali

Noun

malay

1. consciousness

Somali

Noun

malay ?

1. fish

Tagalog

Adjective

malay

1. innocent
2. ignorant

Noun

malay

1. knowledge, consciousness, awareness
2. lapse
3. swoon, faint

Verb

malay

1. to collapse
2. to lapse into
3. to lose
4. to stun
5. to stupefy
6. to swoon, to faint

Uzbek

Etymology 1

Noun

malay (plural malaylar)

1. young male servant

Etymology 2

Noun

malay (plural malaylar)

1. Malay

English

Alternative forms

• koeksijster
• koeksuster

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans koeksister, from Dutch koek + sissen.

Noun

koeksister (plural koeksisters)

1. (South Africa) A traditional Malay confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking.
   • 2003 Orania is unveiling a statue to the koeksister, that syrupy delicacy so loved by Afrikaners. When I tell people, everyone thinks it must be a joke. — Sunday Times

Related terms

• koesister

References

• A Dictionary of South African English, Jean Bradford, Oxford, 1978

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• koeksuster (uncommon)

Etymology

From koek +? sis +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kuk?s?s.t?r/

Noun

koeksister (plural koeksisters)

1. koeksister (deep-fried doughnut dipped in syrup)