Comments on: Just a small in-joke for my Khmer speaking homies http://www.lastappetite.com/just-a-small-in-joke-for-my-khmer-speaking-homies/ Great eating from the white trash of Asia Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:06:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phil Lees http://www.lastappetite.com/just-a-small-in-joke-for-my-khmer-speaking-homies/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Phil Lees Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:42:59 +0000 http://www.lastappetite.com/just-a-small-in-joke-for-my-khmer-speaking-homies/#comment-561 In Khmer, it means "French" but more generally is used as "foreigner". In Khmer, it means “French” but more generally is used as “foreigner”.

]]> By: Kelantanese http://www.lastappetite.com/just-a-small-in-joke-for-my-khmer-speaking-homies/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Kelantanese Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:05:52 +0000 http://www.lastappetite.com/just-a-small-in-joke-for-my-khmer-speaking-homies/#comment-560 I was guiding a Hungarian at an airport check in counter, when he suddenly popped out , " What is B-A-R-A-N-G ? " while pointing his finger to a signboard bearing instructions on luggage weight limit and stuff. I said to him, BARANG generally means " stuff " or " thing " or " item " in Malay, and the word on the signboard specifically refers to the passengers' luggage. He said that in his native language, Hungarian ( Magyar ), BARANG means " to speak nonsense " or " to speak jokingly " ! We both laughed. I was guiding a Hungarian at an airport check in counter, when he suddenly popped out ,

” What is B-A-R-A-N-G ? ”

while pointing his finger to a signboard bearing instructions on luggage weight limit and stuff.

I said to him, BARANG generally means ” stuff ” or ” thing ” or ” item ” in Malay, and the word on the signboard specifically refers to the passengers’ luggage.

He said that in his native language, Hungarian ( Magyar ), BARANG means ” to speak nonsense ” or ” to speak jokingly ” !

We both laughed.

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