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panas berkunyit

English translation: hot and delicious (news/gossip)

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Malay term or phrase:panas berkunyit
English translation:hot and delicious (news/gossip)
Entered by: Catherine Muir

14:39 Jan 19, 2012
Malay to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / early 20th Century novel written in Malay lingua franca
Malay term or phrase: panas berkunyit
In the novel, a very rude Dutchman remarks that a houseboy in an inn must be 'panas' because he always wears a long-sleeved jacket. Then he asks whether the houseboy is 'berkunyit'. I see references on the web headlined 'Panas Berkunyit!', purporting to have a video depicting Anwar Ibrahim in a compromising position.

Does 'berkunyit' mean 'hot and sweaty'. What does 'Panas Berkunyit' mean in the above context?
Catherine Muir
Australia
Local time: 04:06
hot and delicious (news/gossip)
Explanation:
Actually, you have two different situations. The first one, from the novel, the term berkunyit means, rubbing the skin with turmeric scrub. This is a traditional practice that somehow could help reduce the body heat. That's why the Dutchman was asking, aren't you feeling hot? Did you have you skin rub with turmeric?

On the other hand, the phrase panas berkunyit is not a common phrase. In fact, it sounded mismatched, as if the writer just picked the phrase for lack of other alternative. However, panas does mean HOT. And kunyit, a kind of spice, does make your cooking more delicious, if you cook it right. So, what crosses my mind when reading 'panas berkunyit' from google search is just that, hot and delicious news/gossip.

Hope that this could be of any help.

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Note added at 3 days3 hrs (2012-01-22 18:23:40 GMT)
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Just found out that berkunyit means DIRTY as in dirty minded; used by some group of youngsters

Turmeric - yellow - yellow culture
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Naim Jalil
Malaysia
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
Excellent! Thank you so much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3terribly hot
definitions
2hot and delicious (news/gossip)
Naim Jalil


  

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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
terribly hot


Explanation:
When I googled this phrase, I found that the phrases "panas berkunyit" and "gempar berkunyit" always seem to be followed by sensational tabloid-type headlines. So I think "berkunyit" means really/very/extremely.

definitions
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 22:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think you're correct about 'panas berkunyit', but 'berkunyit' on its own means 'sweaty', I believe.

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3 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
hot and delicious (news/gossip)


Explanation:
Actually, you have two different situations. The first one, from the novel, the term berkunyit means, rubbing the skin with turmeric scrub. This is a traditional practice that somehow could help reduce the body heat. That's why the Dutchman was asking, aren't you feeling hot? Did you have you skin rub with turmeric?

On the other hand, the phrase panas berkunyit is not a common phrase. In fact, it sounded mismatched, as if the writer just picked the phrase for lack of other alternative. However, panas does mean HOT. And kunyit, a kind of spice, does make your cooking more delicious, if you cook it right. So, what crosses my mind when reading 'panas berkunyit' from google search is just that, hot and delicious news/gossip.

Hope that this could be of any help.

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Note added at 3 days3 hrs (2012-01-22 18:23:40 GMT)
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Just found out that berkunyit means DIRTY as in dirty minded; used by some group of youngsters

Turmeric - yellow - yellow culture

Naim Jalil
Malaysia
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Excellent! Thank you so much.
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