Palis-palis

It's a..... "Charm Word"?
Is that what you call it?

Well, it's just a phrase you could occasionally hear Sabahans say when they fear that something might happen.
Usually a bad thing.

It's like a phrase to repel a jinx.

At the same time, people might "knock" on something while they say this.

And there's another variant:
-Palis-palis, jauh-jauh

"Jauh" meant "far".
Since it's pluralised, then it means either "far away" or "go away".

And idk what "palis-palis" means.

(In Malay)
A: Sia dingar-dingar ada urang pigi mencuri di kawasan kampung ni.
B: Uish, nah. Harap-harap dia kana tangkap pulis -lah tu.
B: Janganlah lagi dia pigi mencurilah.
A: Odoi, palis-palislah. Jangan begitu.

(Translation)
A: I've heard that someone's been stealing in our neighbourhood.
B: Whoa, hope they get caught by the police soon.
B: Hope they just stop stealing though.
A: Yeah, hope they don't go stealing anymore.

by Vince0110 January 03, 2022

pikir

It's just another way to say "fikir" in Sabah.

(In Malay)
A: Kau pikir kau buli?

(Translation)
A: You think you can?

by Vince0110 January 02, 2022

Jamban

"Jamban" is more like a made-up word in Malay.
It means "Toilet".

The "Jam" in it is another word that means clock.
This has been used to make jokes.
(Like Dad Jokes)
(Though the word-play is similar to Knock-Knock Jokes)

(In Malay)
A: Jam apa yang bau?
B: Apa?
A: Jamban.

(In English)

A: What clock is smelly?
B: What?
A: Toilet (Jamban)

by Vince0110 January 01, 2022