Beautiful in Tamil: அழகான (pronounce as 'alege'): It is meant only for female.
Beautiful in Arabic:
جميل (jamil) for male
جميلة (jamilah) for femaleBeautiful in Bahasa Java:Ayu: gadis ayu
Apeik: for things
Beautiful in Brunei: Bisai (for female, menyeluruh)
Beautiful in Kedayan: Lawa (for female)
Beautiful in Kadazan - Dusun language
The sharing was followed by two Kadazan - Dusun students, they explained the following:
Sigat: for male, pasangan Kumang, namanya ‘Keling’
Beautiful in Chinese Language
Do read this article: 《不懂羊就不懂中国人 武汉学者详解羊的传人说》
Beautiful in Kadazan - Dusun language
The sharing was followed by two Kadazan - Dusun students, they explained the following:
- Olumis / olundus / Oligang / olidang(Dusun(Dusun): for both gender (more towards female)
- Awantang (Dusun): specifically for male / handsome
- Ogingo / awanus (Dusun): for things (in Tambunan, Papar and Penampang areas)
Fig 1: Areas where Kadazan - Dusun live in Sabah.
When I google-ed the word "olumis", I found this photo matching the concept of olumis and Sabahan.
Fig 2: Miss Earth Sabah Top Four at Olumis Borneo Batik House. Source: Rungitom Life
Beautiful in Iban Language
Bajik : for female, berasal daripada satu mitos, mengenai seorang perempuan yang bernama ‘Kumang’ Sigat: for male, pasangan Kumang, namanya ‘Keling’
Fig 2: Miss Kumang Gawai Festival 2013, Natalie . Source: New Sarawak Tribute.
Fig 3: Mr Keling Gawai Sibu 2013, Mr Kevin Kedit. Source: Borneo Post Online
Do read this article: 《不懂羊就不懂中国人 武汉学者详解羊的传人说》
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