Mat Salleh
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Malay
Etymology
- Perhaps a spelling variant of mat salih, from mat (“a colloquial term for a specific person”) + salih (“weird”). Influenced, via folk etymology, by Salleh (a person name).
- Perhaps borrowed from English mad sailor, referring to unruly, drunk British sailors who fought at ports and a euphemism used by the colonial British authorities.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mat saleh/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key):
Noun
- (slang) white person, usually a male.
- Synonym: orang putih
- Antonym: Minah Salleh (a white woman)