Bolehland

The story

1. Malay · borrowed fromboleh“can, able to”
2. Malay · derived fromMalaysia Boleh“Malaysia can [do it]”
3. English todayBolehland

From Malay boleh + -land, where the root comes from the expression in Malay Malaysia Boleh (“Malaysia can [do it]”), ultimately from Malay boleh (“can, able to”). The term was based on politicians using the previous phrase while failing to resolve various problems in Malaysian society.