In daily conversation some words are nasalised by not pronouncing or eliminating a letter such as words with letter 'h', 's' or 'm'.
'H' in the beginning of the word
| Word |
|
After Elimination |
Meaning |
| habis |
|
abis |
finish |
| hangat |
|
anget |
warm |
| hati |
|
ati |
heart, feeling |
| hancur |
|
ancur |
crushed, shattered |
| hafal |
|
afal |
recite |
| hampir |
|
ampir |
almost |
| halus |
|
alus |
soft, smooth |
| handuk |
|
anduk |
towel |
| hidup |
|
idup |
alive, life |
| hilang |
|
ilang |
lost, dissapear |
| hisap |
|
isap/isep |
to suck |
| hitung |
|
itung |
count, calculate |
| hitam |
|
item |
black |
| hutang |
|
utang |
loan, debt, owe |
| hujan |
|
ujan |
rain |
'H' in the middle of the word
| Word |
After Elimination |
Meaning |
| bohong |
bo'ong |
to lie, a lie |
| jahil |
jail |
to bug, to tease, naughty |
| jahit |
jait |
to sew |
| jodoh |
jodo |
soul mate, partner |
| lihat |
liat |
look |
| pahit |
pait |
bitter |
| sahut |
saut |
answer someones call, reply |
| tahu |
tau |
know, aware |
| tahun |
taun |
year |