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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese ingrês, a now obsolete form of Portuguese inglês, from Old French angleis, from Old English Englisċ. Compare Tagalog Ingles.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Inggeris (Jawi spelling ايڠݢريس)
- An English, or more generally, British person.
- Coordinate term: England
Usage notes
- This word is usually used in reference to English or British people who are white.
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References
- ^ Jones, R. (2008) chapter 2.4, in Loan-Words In Indonesian And Malay, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, →ISBN, page xiv: “Reference to one of the sources listed here (Santa Maria 1967:40) points to 'Ingrês' as a colloquial variant in Portuguese of 'Inglês'. It is 'Ingrês' (not 'Inglês') therefore that we give as the source word for our lemma 'Inggris'.”
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