Word origins

• teh tarikAn Indian-style hot drink made from black tea with condensed milk or evaporated milk, poured back and forth between two vessels to give it a frothy top.
• Telok BlangahA subzone of Bukit Merah in the south of Singapore.
• tembakto guess the answer to a multiple-choice question
• TenasserimA river in southern Burma.
• terapArtocarpus elasticus
• terbalikUpside-down; inverted.
• tingkatTiffin container
• tokay geckoA species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.
• tongkangA kind of light wooden boat used in the early 19th century to carry goods along rivers in Maritime Southeast Asia.
• totokOf pure or unmixed foreign descent, especially in colonial Southeast Asia.
• trepangSynonym of sea cucumber.
• tudungheadscarf, especially a form of the hijab worn among Muslim women
• ulubalangIn parts of Asia: a chosen warrior; a champion.
• ungkaA kind of gibbon, the siamang.
• ungka-putiThe agile gibbon.
• urutA traditional Malay massage which involves soft-tissue manipulation of the whole body to alleviate different types of conditions and ailments.
• warungA type of small family-owned business — often a casual, usually outdoor restaurant (in both countries) or convenience store (in Indonesia).
• Wisma Putrathe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia).
• YDPASynonym of Yang di-Pertuan Agong (“the paramount monarch of Malaysia”).