nak mampus
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of nak (“to want”) + mampus (“to die; to perish”). Compare with use of 死 (sǐ, “death”) in Chinese.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nak mampus (Jawi spelling نق ممڤوس)
- (colloquial) so; very.
Further reading[edit]
- “nak mampus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.