Wednesday, 3 February 2010

P words

Peter
pan - flat metal cooking utensil
pan - (Malay dulang)
panning - the method to remove dirt from metal ore; to move the camera
Peter Pan - a fairy tale
pancake
primus inter pares
pari pasu
perimeter
peripheral
parallel
parallelogram
paraffin
parallex
product
products
products of exotic light nuclei (the products in ternary fission process in a cyclotron)
practical
practicals
practicum
policy
pig (Malay is babi; Arabic is khinzir)
pigtail - the long plait that Chinese men used to have in imperial China

ponytail

ponytail - the hair when tied up at the rear in girls and ladies, resembling the tail of a pony

pony - small horse
porn - short for pornography

prostitute

prostitute - GRO (guest relation officer), whore or bitch (Malay is pelacur. The female boss is called ibu ayam. The male boss is called bapa ayam.)

prostitution (Malay is jual badan, pelacuran or perdagangan manusia)
ping - a test program for checking whether a computer is linked to a server
ping pong - a table game

ping-pong mechanism

ping-pong mechanism - an enzyme mechanism where an intermediate locks in and then unlocks from an enzyme-substrate (ES) complex

profligacy - . Usage: Profligacy of politicians...
policy elites

policy elites - the elites who make policies. (Malay - orang besar yang buat polisi.) Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/opinion/15krugman.html?src=tp

preamble

preamble - Introductory part (recital) of a bill, constitution, or statute that sets out in detail the underlying facts and assumptions, and explains its intent and objectives. Its objective is to clarify the meaning or purpose of the operative part of the text in case of an ambiguity or dispute. However, preamble prevails only where it provides a clear and definite interpretation whereas the meaning of the enacting words is indefinite or unclear. Source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/preamble.html

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