Re: CHAT: various infotaining natlang tidbits

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>
>The only Malay word I can think of in English:  (run) amuck;
>ketchup/catsup
>is via Ml. but originally Chinese.  British Engl. may have a few more.
The only Tagalog word to make it into American English is "bundok", which
means mountain in the form of "boondocks" (which means places out of the
way, like very secluded rural areas)

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