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Gurbani words that appear in Malay Language - Can you identify them? - Part 2 No Gurbani Malay Meaning Gurbani Reference 26 Kunji Kunci Key ijs kw igRhu iqin dIAw qwlw kuµjI gur saupweI ] Jis Kaa Grihu Thin Dheeaa Thaalaa Kunjee Gur Soupaaee || And the one whose home it is, has locked it up, and given the key to the Guru. 27 Khajana Khazanah Treasure pIaU dwdy kw Koil ifTw Kjwnw ] Peeoo Dhaadhae Kaa Khol Ddithaa Khajaanaa || When I opened it up and gazed upon the treasures of my father and grandfather, 28 Gaj Gajah Elephant keI jnm gj mIn kurµgw ] Kee Janam Gaj Meen Kurangaa || In so many incarnations, you were an elephant , a fish and a deer. 29 Hurmat Hormat Respect /Honour hurmiq iqsno AglI Ehu vjhu iB dUxw Kwie ] Huramath This No Agalee Ouhu Vajahu Bh Dhoonaa Khaae || His honor increases, and

Gurbani words that appear in Malay Language- Can you identify them? - Part 1 Many shabads in Guru Granth Sahib Ji have been written in various languages such as Persian, Urdu, Sanskrit, Brij Bhasha, and etc. Wherever Guru Nanak Dev Ji went on their journey, they spoke the native language of that place. This in itself attracted the locals to Guru Sahib. Many Gursikhs such as Baba Deep Singh Ji, Bhai Mani Singh Ji, Bhai Nand Lal Ji were experts in various langauges apart from Gurmukhi, such as Persian Urdu and Sanskrit. Bhai Nand Lal Ji's bani in Persian Many words in the Malay language comes from ancient languages such as Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi, Portuguese, Dutch and so on. Now it has also included words from the English language as well. Many of these words are also contained in Gurbani. Through identification of these words, it makes it easier for one who knows the language, to be able to understand Gurbani better as well. Also, it becomes much easier when tr