I'm from the fifteen state in Malaysia called the State of Confusion. The name derives from the feeling I felt getting stuck in a lockdown and driving myself half-insane.
Here is what I learned in my school about Perak state, Perak state is not named as Perak (silver) because of tin but actually because of a river called Sungai Perak (Silver River). Back then the waters of the river was so clean and clear it reflects the sunlight and makes it look like a silver river during daytime. That's why they call it Perak.
Another version is that Sultan fire an arrow into the river and hit a fish. The fish struggle to escape from the arrow which produce silvery colour on the river water hence the name.
To all Malaysians here, I wish a big good luck on facing all the nonsense movement restriction that doesn't help reducing the daily cases. Stay safe, stay healthy, and KEEP YOUR PHYSICAL DISTANCE, OKAY?
its not entirely nonsense, the hospital are full to begin with. Yes, our vaccination program are doing well. Go go Malaysia, it is not the time for negativity. Keep looking ahead.
@AAF the way u answer, determine the level of your knowledge. why are you behaving this way. is there anything in your environment that have any difficulties?
Fun fact for non-asians: Singapore was originally a state in Malaysia. Now you know why Singapore and Malaysia *people* are literally the same (only difference is the percentage of each race in the countries, physical differences of each race from respective countries are the same)
@@IosifStalin2 Singapore are from India. Original name of Singapore is Singha Porah. That is the name of one of ruler in Southern India. 100 bc they sailed and landed in one Island. Then they saw a group of kids playing a games. He asked the kid. What are u doing? Kami main singa tipu. Then he asking, Singa what? Singa tipuuuu.. Singa what? Singa tipu. After that he asked the kid. What is Singa tipu?. The kid replied, Singa tipu itu, seperti singa sedang berpura pura?. He asking again.. Is it Singa dang pura?. The kids just smile. So after that, he called this Island is Singha Porah because the kids playing similar with his father's name. After a lonnggggggg years, people called the Island Singapura.. Then Singapore. So Singapore are coming from India. Learned from history. India have more land than Singapore, and Singapore have more toilet than India. I hope everything is settle..
8:58 It is very likely that the name Labuan really does mean harbour, and came from 'labuhan', the Malay word for 'harbour'. H is often silent in Malay which is probably what made 'labuhan' become Labuan.
@@fanyamvs9601 Pertambahan imbuhan per- tu tatabahasa bahasa Melayu zaman sekarang. Zaman dulu, takda keperluan untuk tambah imbuhan awalan tu. Memang kata dasar labuh tapi bila tambah imbuhan -an, huruf h dalam labuhan jadi macam huruf h dalam 'hutan', 'lihat' dan 'tahu', jadi orang mula buang je huruf tu semasa bercakap.
Apa nak buat ... Bahasa Yang wujud ni takde Sistem Yang nak menentukan mana Yang betul atau Salah...Janji asal Ada bunyi Dan orang faham Kira okay la Tu....Zaman sekarang Kira okay dah Ada Sistem
Kedah - From Kedah Tua kingdom exist in 2nd century Perak - "Silver" in malay language, colour of tin Terengganu - From Terang-ke-nu local Malay meaning "The lightning that so bright" Selangor - From Selangau, a type of insect resemble fly Johor - From arabic Jauhar meaning Jewel Pahang - From old kingdom, Poehang that exist in 5th century according to Chinese record Melaka - Name of tree that Parameswara lies on Kelantan - From Chinese record old kingdom, Kalanthana Sarawak - From "serah kepada awak" meaning give it to you Sabah - From Saba, a type of banana
Need more references on theory on sarawak name. I dont think its "serah pada awak" You can see by the using of word "awak" most local dialect do not used the word in refer to the other person. The local malay which live along the sarawak river would used "kitak" while the iban word is "nuan". So how would the local using a word that not familiar to them.
Sarawak came from the name Sungai Sarawak, which came from the type of ore mined there. Sarawak back then known from the gold and antimony mining. Gold in Malay is "Emas", so it's not it. However, in older Sarawakian Malay, antimony is called "Serewa". Hence, Sarawak.
A Sabahan here* The thing about our State being named after a banana is just textbook history Reality is...no one really knows why the state was even named Sabah Some say cus of the banana(pisang Saba) some say cus of the old Brunei Malay word of Saba(means up or north) some also say cus of the arabic word to describe the place Sabah(morning) Heck even the British thought it was confusing and just gave the land a generic name of *North Borneo* Now the current name of our state actually came from an agreement in 1962 called the *20 point memorandum* in which Point 19 clearly stated that the name of the said colony of North Borneo shall be named Sabah in immediate affect upon independence and subsequent union with the The Borneo State of Sarawak, The State of Singapore and Federation of Malaya (other words the og Pre-1965 Federation of Malaysia)
Yeah, I think History textbook will just choose one etymology rathee than all of them to make it less confusing... and it actually influence a lot people to believe so...
about the banana, the actual name for it in Malay is Pisang Nipah (?), but in Bajauan/Sama' languange it's called saging Saba', one of the reason how did this theory came out was because the Bajauan/Sama' is the dominant race in politics (the actual dominant race is Kadazan Dusun, but the Bajauans are the most influential politically)
You are right about Sarawak was named after Sungai Sarawak. The reason it got the name was from the ore people mine there back then; antimony. In old Sarawakian Malay, antimony was called "serewa". Hence, Sarawak.
back in primary school, we're also taught that there's another theory that Sarawak name came from the sentence "Serah Kepada Awak" which means "it's up to you" said by idk either noble of sarawak or high ranking personnel of Brunei to James Brooke
@@IcefPr. i heard a theory similar to yours The name sarawak came from the sentence "serah kepada awak" from the then Sultan of Brunei to James Brooke when the sultan gave james brooke some parts of sarawak as a peace agreement From what i heard its more like "i give you" instead of "its up to you"
Putra isn't just the name of the 1st prime minister. It's only mean prince. While it quite common for malaysian town to be names as "something" jaya. A trend started by the British to denote Malaysia as the successor state of Sri Vijaya.
6:40 there is no debate on the "kuala" part. It is a word that is in the dictionary. Its meaning is as you say. The two main rivers here (Gombak and Klang) meet only 100m from Merdeka Square, smack in the city centre, in the oldest part of the city. Kuala is a very common name in this part of the world. There are many other towns named kuala-something-or-another. The disconnect here is that the "something-or-another" part is usually the name of the secondary river that ends here, where it is joined to the other river. So, normally, the city should be named Kuala Gombak. The isn't just normal practice for naming towns. Its the literal descriptive use of the word "kuala".
@@mirmir9368 Malays is not origin of this lands ancestory. That’s a dirty political propaganda. Aboriginals name as original people are. Also, Singapore ruled better than Malaysia and its way successful than Malaysia.
@@Rajomega1 Could you get your fact straight for at least? It is pretty stupid to say that Malay are not original to this land, and what is your claim for that? Malay has always been a part of the Austronesian family which predominantly reside in South East Asia. You couldn't say that only the aborigines are the original people in this land because even they are considered a proto-Malay. This part of the world has consistently been recognised as Nusantara or, in other words, as Malay's realm since the Austronesian language is much pretty intangible with each other well, at least almost because we are in the same group of family. Not the Indian or Chinese nor European as well. Do you remember? Malay was a lingua franca back then, and the majority of the language is Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu. So basically, Singapore was our land even in ancient times before the British stole from us Melayu with a knavish trick. And they were trying to genocide Malays by brought people that are no blood ties to the land. All these people were not even trying to protect the land (Singapore) after the Japanese tried to invade, and at the same time, the British ran to Britain. It was under the Malay regiment who died and spilt blood without questioning the authority because we all know that this is our land. We are the sole protector of these lands. What did the Chinese do? Nothing just ran away. We should not have protected the Chinese from the Japanese in the past if we know it would turn out this way.
Negeri Sembilan was once larger than it's current form. However several parts of the state was seceded to other states by the British such as Ulu Pahang to Pahang, Klang and Northwest Sungai Ujong to Selangor, Naning to Malacca and Segamat to Johor. However Negeri Sembilan's Minangkabau culture is still prevalent in the former districts. Much of the former districts still speak the Negeri/Minang dialect and still practice Minang customs such as Adat Perpatih, one of the key features are matrilineal lineage and succession of property and elections of district rulers or Luak via direct democracy. As what the Minang people would have said, Ranah Minang Maimbau Pulang!
@@arsyapermana1 I heard, story goes that there like several tribesmen from indonesia came over to settle, one of which were the minangkabau. These tribesmen, mixed with the local tribes n became the 13 tribes of negeri sembilan. Citation needed, this was passed down orally to me, so im not sure how much of it is historically accurate
I still find the origin of Terengganu the best, with the bright rainbow meaning. Never heard of the fang origin though, so that's new. A fun thing about Sabah, it's that a common exclamation used among the people living there is 'bah/bha', which can be used in different situations to mean different things. Not sure where it comes from, but the fact the second syllable of the name Sabah is also an exclamation that defines the people living here does gives the state a unique culture and identity
these are the real pronounciation: Perlis: Purr Lease Kedah: Ke(cu in curse) darh Pulau Pinang: Pulau(as in poll-lau) Peenunk Kelantan: Ke(cu in curse) lan( as in milan) tan(as in wantan) Perak: Pear-rug Terengganu: Te( as in Termo) reng(the e is e in mercury) ga(ga in garfield) nu( the u is u in Sudan) Pahang: Pha Hunk Selangor: Se(Sir but drop the r) la (just like la) ngor(like how u say it) Melaka: Me( me as in mercury) la and ka. Negeri Sembilan: Nu(h) gerr ree Sem(as in handsome) bi(just like bee) lan( as in milan) Johor: Jaw wh*re Sarawak: Sa(as in NASA) ra(as in Amun Ra) wak(close like how u say it) Sabah: Sa(as in NASA) bah.
As a Malaysian from Sabah, I do feel bad for the warrior though. He runs away from a very annoying fly (selangau), only to find himself in a very muddy confluence (kuala berlumpur) nearby but if it's not for him, Selangor and the adjacent Kuala Lumpur wouldn't have existed today! #demimalaysia
Great video on covering the names! A Pahangite here and yeah... most of Malaysians' states name comes mostly from nature origin and folklore that being told from one generation to other generation.... So unique and diverse in it's own way.
@@mirmir9368 Quick google search of malaysian un army/Malaysian army in foreign country do show rounded flag inside a dark blue ring with name malaysia on top and ماليزيا (malaysia) under in the ring. Don't dismiss without proper research. I don't even do a proper research yet found it.
@@SyahidanIbnMokhtar Can you share where you found it, please? I googled and the only place I could see flags clearly was "Malaysian army in Bosnia". Those flags looked rectangular
i'm surprise you can't find the history behind the name of Kuala Lumpur considering alot of people that knows about the KL before it became a federal territory should still be alive in short Kuala Lumpur got it's name literally as its name describes, KL was once a Tin mining town that got its name from the muddy confluence that was made due to the process of the tin mining. in fact KL would most likely be a small township like most mining town around the world once their ores are depleted, but with the government decision to make it the central of governance prior to Putrajaya it was able to have a rapid development cycle during the late 80s and early 90s up untill now as for Negeri Sembilan, which literally means 9 states gots its name from the fact that the now current districts were states back then due to the states of present day (except for Penang) were sovereign countries before the establishment of the country Malaysia
KL also had several older names but most were probably forgotten. For example: Taiping was known as Klian Pauh, Kemunting was Klian Baharu and Kuala Sepetang was Port Weld. It is also sad to see many traditional names being replaced by more "modern" ones such as Bangsar South in place of Kerinchi.
Even Negeri Sembilan nowadays comprises of 7 districts only. Klang and northwest Sungai Ujong was seceded to Selangor, south Sungai Ujong was renamed as Seremban, Naning was seceded to Malacca and much of Segamat's territory beyond Gemas was seceded to Johor.
Kuala Lumpur is literally means a muddy area, it was named after the junction where Klang River meets with Gombak River. That area was a centre of politics and commerce. But with the development of Putrajaya, then the federal court and cabinet offices move there. Currently that area still host the busiest rail interchange station, the Masjid Jamek station.
As malaysian, I would like to say thank you for covering this topic. I was never know anything about the naming history for each states. As for the name of the kelantan, I think it's because of the rainy season at the east side, is the worst season for them as floods will cover almost every districts in the state. Also, your pronunciation is not bad as non-native speaker. the fact you tried look up shows me that you really put tons of efforts to the video. So, yeah thank you for making this video.
Well negeri sembilan is translated as nine states rather than nine district. And each of the states of negeri sembilan has an elected monarchy system. So it's a federation inside a federation.
Nope. The flag was not inspired by the British East India Company. The stripe design was inspired by Majapahit empire. The crescent and star design was inspired by Johor state flag (which was inspired by Ottoman Empire). The British East India Company wanted to blend in, so they combined Union Jack design and Majapahit empire flag design. p/s: Indonesia still use Majapahit flag in their navy
The Ph in Phra Loy would be pronounced as an aspirated P rather than an F. You say it means "coconut washed ashore" but that would be Phrao Loy, as Maphrao is coconut. Phra is a title for royalty, and revered people, places, and objects. Loy means "to float". This area was once territory of Siam (which extended as far South as Penang) so seeing "Phra Loy" I'm pretty sure it's from the Thai language, rather than Malay. There is a mix of both languages around the border of Thailand and Malaysia. Pahang certainly looks like it could be a Khmer word, and their kingdom did extend down The Malay Peninsula. There are places named with Khmer words in Thailand, so it could be there's a state in Malaysia with a Khmer name as well.
@EyeZackZin it true, Majapahit has wide territority from south Thai until spice islands. But before the rise of Majapahit there Srivijaya. So on, Malacca empire, Brunei empire so on. This region has given birth many empire. Try to seach flag of Majapahit. Sorry for bad English.
Kelantan maybe got its name from monsoon rain in East cost side of peninsular Malaysia in November to February. Thus, thunderstorm happen quite often and people name after it.
R u stupid enough to bring up this statement? Maybe ur not malays or from nusantara... Let us remind you... The nation gratefull to nature and name it with tree name
I feel like I have to point out here that although the Malaysian flag's design might have been influenced by the East India Company, but it was actually derived from the combination of two flags: the flag of Johor, and the symbol of Majapahit (which the EIC was also influenced by). Aside from that, everything was super informative, thank you!
Heres how to pronounce malaysian states Perlis - per liss Kedah - Ke dahh Penang - Peneng Kelantan - ke la n tan Perak - pe rakk Terangganu - terr ang ga nuu Pahang - Pa ha ng Selangor - Se laa ng or Negeri Sembilan - Nege rii Sem Bii lan (negeri means states/districts) Melaka - Melaka Johore - Jo horr Sarawak - Sa Ra waak Sabah - Sa bahh Fedaral terrotories( Walaiyah Persetukuan) Kuala Lumpur - Ku a lah Lum Purr Putrajaya - Pu tera ja ya Labuan - La bu ann Im a malaysian btw
OFFICIAL NAMES OF STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORIES IN MALAYSIA Johor Darul Ta'zim (Abode of Dignity) Kedah Darul Aman (Abode of Peace) Kelantan Darul Naim (The Blissful Abode) Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah (The Historic State) Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus (The Special Abode) Pahang Darul Makmur (Abode of Tranquility) Perak Darul Ridzuan (Abode of Grace) Perlis Indera Kayangan (Indera = Kingdom, Kayangan = Paradise) Pulau Pinang Pulau Mutiara (Pearl of the Orient) Sabah Negeri Di Bawah Bayu (Land Below The Wind) Sarawak Bumi Kenyalang (Land of Hornbills) Selangor Darul Ehsan (Abode of Sincerity) Terengganu Darul Iman (Abode of Faith) Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan (Federal Territory of Labuan) Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya (Federal Territory of Putrajaya) SIDE NOTE Johor happens to have another official name which is: Negeri dan Jajahan Takluk Johor Darul Ta'zim (State and Occupied Territories of Johor Darul Ta'zim)
7:07 yeah, you got that wrong. Negeri Sembilan are named for its 9 former districts, named "luak". These districts are: Johol, Seri Menanti, Sungai Ujong, Rembau, Jempol, Jelebu, Inas, Ulu Pahang, Klang (currently in Selangor), and Segamat (currently in Johor). Out of these 9 districts, the rulers of four of these districts, named "undang", will select the suitable candidate to be the king. Way back in the day, they used to import their kings from Pagar Ruyung in modern-day Indonesia, but it's no longer implemented. The word Negeri Sembilan itself actually means "the state that has 9 districts". Ironically, there are 7 districts currently in Negeri Sembilan. They are Seremban, Rembau, Port Dickson, Tampin, Kuala Pilah, Jempol, and Jelebu. However, the "luak" territories remain except for Ulu Pahang, Klang, and Segamat.
Actually, the Luak of Klang consists of what is now Port Dickson district (N9), and Sepang, Kuala Langat and Klang districts (Selangor). Luak of Ulu Pahang consists of Bera district and a small part of southern Bentong district (Pahang) and Jempol district (N9), and the Luak of Segamat consists of Tampin and Jempol districts (N9) and Segamat district (Johor).
Further information that you didn't mention is Penang and Malacca is the English name that the British gave and are pronounce with English Pronunciation eg Pee-Nay-ng. In local language they are Pulau Pinang and Melaka respectively. Also, I don't get what the dispute is for Kuala. Kuala is the common word that means estuary or river convergence, it is a modern word not an archaic word or something, everyone knows that. For Example The Thames Estuary is "Kuala Sungai Thames" in our language.
Is is true that it was the British inspired from the getih-getah samudera (red and white) stripes which the Majapahit civilization used for their country?
When your pronunciation is correct, it's correct, but when it's wrong it's so wrong XD It's still miles better from how many foreigners pronounce it though. A+ for effort! And to my shame despite being Malaysian I didn't know about half of these. Wonderful video!
Perak has a legend that some prince shoot a silver arrow too far away and when he found it it named the place Perak. Kelantan maybe comes from a weapon the queen use called Kilatan or word gelam hutan, which is a swamp tea tree, also known as cajuput
Hi to my Malaysian neighbors! Saya dari Philippines! My favorite place would be Malacca! I have friends there from the Malacca Eurasian Portuguese community.
Actually the Malacca one is because of a king and his resting under a tree and he asked one of his bendahara what's the tree's name and the bendahara said the tree's name is mallaca so the king names the land Mallaca
What i taught bout sarawak which derived from agreement betwen brunei sultan with sir james brook when he gave bunch of land to him...as i can remeber the regent prince muda hasyim said that to brooke "serah kepada awak" literally mean "its up to you" when he handed over land at kuching as reward after brooke help the sultan to supress local revolt
Patani and Santun in South Thailand, should be on Malaysia state but it was given to Siam, but treaty of Anglo-Siam 1909. Brunei almost want to join but withdrawal in last minute.
Actually it’s otherwise. If Anglo-Siamese 1909 treaty didn’t signed, Perlis, Kedah, Hulu Perak (Reman), Kelantan and Terengganu are part of Thai Province.
Not sure if it's relate in some way but Sabah "صباح" is an arabic word meaning "morning" Sabah is the most east part of the island so the origin might be true
Malaysia has 13 states and federal terratory. One of it's state is Negeri Sembilan which consist 9 states (but now we consider as 9 district). What a diversity of Malaysia. And Negeri Sembilan are compliying democracy to select their king. 😁😁😁 Love from Somban, Nismilan (Negeri Sembilan).
Valiant effort on pronunciation, but I would suggest looking up videos of native speakers to get the pronunciation right. Your syllable stresses tend to be off and the syllables are shorter than you expect. "Putra" is a corruption of "putera" which means "prince", so it makes sense that Putrajaya, the administrative capital, would be named after royalty.
Malay is Melayu. In Malaysia have warrior in malacca the warrior name is "Hang Tuah" and when potuguse attack malacca in malacca have potuguse city. The city name is "kota a famosa". Malaysia independence date is 31/8/1957.
@@moruxuss8313 with regards to the capital? Not really, the government just wanted to move out of the crowded KL city and relocated to one of the suburbs, but never got round to amending the constitution officially changing the capital.
Sarawak is the best state in Malaysia. Truly peaceful and harmonious place..where the Muslim can eat and the non drink together..nasi lemak and bakuteh sold in the same shop.no racial tension...true malaysia.
Malaysian here. In our elementary school history textbook, Sarawak originated from the word "Serah kepada awak" which mean "i entrust you with this land" as the local officer in charge for Sarawak at the time Pengiran Muda Hashim hand over the Sarawak administration to James Brooke in 1841
I heard from somewhere that the Sarawak state got its name from the sentence "serah kepada awak" which means "leave it to you". I'm not quite sure but seems legit.
Pulau would be pronounced "poo(l)-lou(d)", minus the brackets. Phonetically, most "u" sounds would be "oo", "i" with the "(p)ee", "a" with "a(h)" "e" with "ai(r)" "o" with "aw(e)"
What I noticed is that you changed R to L. Like, Telengganu and Negeli Sembilan. Most of us can pronounce R, even the Chinese who's known for their stretotype of can't pronounce R .
@@MatArep2000 dalam terma UK US dan banyak negara lagi, diorang guna terma wilayah tu sebagai pecahan yg lagi kurang autonomi. Kiranya wilayah tkde wakil dalam parlimen manakala provinsi atau negeri biasanya ada.
The Malaysian flag originally had an 11 pointed star in the bule box and 11 red & white stripes. This was when we gained independence in 1957. Back then Malaysia was called Malaya which refers to only the peninsular part. So the 11 pointed star and 11 stripes were use to symbolize the 11 states of Malaya at the time. Then in 1963 Singapore, Sabah & Sarawak joined Malaya to form Malaysia. So the flag was updated to have a 14 pointed star and 14 red & white stripes as you see it today. In 1965 Singapore gained independence and left Malaysia. The flag should've been updated again but we just didn't bother. In the mid 1970s the government decided to create federal territories within Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur already existed since the mid 1800s and was the de-facto capital of the state of Selangor. The federal government annexed KL from the Sultan of Selangor to turn it into the administrative capital as well as the country's capital. Then they did the same with Labuan but Sabah did not have a sultan/ruler so annexing it was easy. Labuan was turned into Malaysia's 'tax haven' federal territory. Then in 1997 they went back to the Sultan of Selangor and asked for the land covering Putrajaya to be annexed as well. This time the excuse was to move all federal government buildings to Putrajaya as the new administrative capital. By right, they should have returned KL to Selangor but that didn't happen. Excuse was Putrajaya is the administrative capital while KL remain the nation's capital Now back to the flag that remained unchanged since 1965. Since the federal government now has these "federal territories", they were treated as 'states' in order for the 14 pointed star and 14 stripes on the flag that remained unchanged since 1965 to make sense
Impressive pronunciation effort although needs work on Putrajaya and Perak, but I’m happy you made the effort to research it. Fun fact, Sarawak is pronounced just as you did in Standard Malay, but it is pronounced with a hard k in Sarawakian Malay, like ‘Sarah-Wuck’ or we shorten it to just ‘Sa-Wuck’.
I know you said Malay is not your native language, but... your pronunciation was pretty horrendous, man :D Anyway, just listen to how Google translate pronounce it. It's usually quite spot on. As for the origin of names, I'd assume some of them are your opinion, because some of them are not really correct. But it's fine, even historians aren't sure, so another opinion wouldn't hurt.
My dad told me the Sarawak one is from someone telling a coloniser the sentence, “Saya serah kepada awak” which meant I give it to you, reffering to the nation. But of course, it didn't really make sense because Im sure people back then weren't even Malay, nonetheless talked in malay
Hmm.. perak have a tale about how its get its name. It was said, a prince/sultan of perak once found/see a very large silvery fish in sungai perak while he was there. Thus decide to name the land with the fish color. Silver/Perak.
It's always funny that they thought british owns the red white stripes. LOL search majapahit empire and its flag. british just copy paste that with union jack on top. it's way closer to our history than the brits ever be. so technically a Nusantara state of Malaysia have a lot more rights to use it than westerners.
Perak means silver & it has nothing to do with the tin mining. Legend said the big river that flow in perak is shining like a silver. Taring anu means tiger fang in ancient Terenganu languages
Malaysia Flag originally was chosen from a competition and the winner is Mohamed bin Hamzah. His idea was inpiredby Johore flag and Turkey flag. After that, government made 3 changes to the flag colour. Then. when Sabah and Sarawak joined in 1963, they add strip and the star edge to the flag and become like now. Actually these 14 stripes and star edges means 14 states. But when in 1965 Singapore left Malaysia, these stripes and star edges means 13 states and federal territory. Also the crescent moon means Islam is the "official religion" of Malaysia (but others still allowed). Red colour means courage, while white is kindness. Yellow means royal family (king) and blue is unity between all races in Malaysia
In middle/secondary school, my friends laughed at me for years for I told them during a history class about the name of Selangor derived from the word 'langau'/flies. That was in 2005. Let me just tell them now as this video is here- HAH TAKE THAT! 😝
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What state of Malaysia are you watching from?
Kedah
Kedah
Selangor
Sarawak
The state outside of Malaysia called Canada :)
The Malaysian flag was originally designed by my late grand uncle. God rest his soul. Thank you for this video
Wait, your grand uncle is Mohamed Hamzah, the designer of the Malaysian flag?
@@nasrezz99 yes bro :)
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I'm from the fifteen state in Malaysia called the State of Confusion. The name derives from the feeling I felt getting stuck in a lockdown and driving myself half-insane.
EH, HAI PARALLAX HAHAHAH
Parallax my boy
same 😂😂
Big mood
So what's the fourteenth state?
Here is what I learned in my school about Perak state, Perak state is not named as Perak (silver) because of tin but actually because of a river called Sungai Perak (Silver River). Back then the waters of the river was so clean and clear it reflects the sunlight and makes it look like a silver river during daytime. That's why they call it Perak.
Banyak sangat nama negeri kita datang dari sungai ni... not complaining tho
Another version is that Sultan fire an arrow into the river and hit a fish. The fish struggle to escape from the arrow which produce silvery colour on the river water hence the name.
I thought its about there is a silver fish in Perak river
Woww.. Tq
But i was thought perak came from the shine of a fish with silver like scales
Foreign people: wow kuala lumpur what a cool name and nice city
Malaysian: mud city and have raver kids
And libtards, e-girls, e-boys, emo and grunge junkies
Foreigners: Koala Loompa, what a cool name!
@@azraieruslim kuala lumpur slowly turning into an oompa loompa
@@azraieruslim Meanwhile foreigners: We're heading to Oompa Loompa!
Lol
To all Malaysians here, I wish a big good luck on facing all the nonsense movement restriction that doesn't help reducing the daily cases. Stay safe, stay healthy, and KEEP YOUR PHYSICAL DISTANCE, OKAY?
Luckily the government is doing a good job with the vaccination program.
its not entirely nonsense, the hospital are full to begin with. Yes, our vaccination program are doing well. Go go Malaysia, it is not the time for negativity. Keep looking ahead.
@AAF the way u answer, determine the level of your knowledge. why are you behaving this way. is there anything in your environment that have any difficulties?
Unfortunately we have to deal with the pandemic and the government shuffling games.
@@arunlester19 yeah since lots of politicians are playing around while we're literally in a pandemic rn
Fun fact for non-asians: Singapore was originally a state in Malaysia. Now you know why Singapore and Malaysia *people* are literally the same (only difference is the percentage of each race in the countries, physical differences of each race from respective countries are the same)
No, they are worlds apart in some categories
Ex-Malaysian
@@IosifStalin2 😐
@@IosifStalin2 ok
@@IosifStalin2 Singapore are from India. Original name of Singapore is Singha Porah. That is the name of one of ruler in Southern India. 100 bc they sailed and landed in one Island. Then they saw a group of kids playing a games. He asked the kid. What are u doing? Kami main singa tipu. Then he asking, Singa what? Singa tipuuuu.. Singa what? Singa tipu. After that he asked the kid. What is Singa tipu?. The kid replied, Singa tipu itu, seperti singa sedang berpura pura?. He asking again.. Is it Singa dang pura?. The kids just smile. So after that, he called this Island is Singha Porah because the kids playing similar with his father's name. After a lonnggggggg years, people called the Island Singapura.. Then Singapore. So Singapore are coming from India. Learned from history. India have more land than Singapore, and Singapore have more toilet than India. I hope everything is settle..
Did you ever notice that Kuala Lumpur and Dublin basicly mean the same?
I learned something new today. Thanks
Holy shit.
Wait, for real? Interesting!
Dublin meaning are mud?? 😅
Black Pool and Mud Town
8:58 It is very likely that the name Labuan really does mean harbour, and came from 'labuhan', the Malay word for 'harbour'.
H is often silent in Malay which is probably what made 'labuhan' become Labuan.
Kena tambah per kat depan jugak tapi kata dasar dia memang labuh je lah...
@@fanyamvs9601 Pertambahan imbuhan per- tu tatabahasa bahasa Melayu zaman sekarang. Zaman dulu, takda keperluan untuk tambah imbuhan awalan tu.
Memang kata dasar labuh tapi bila tambah imbuhan -an, huruf h dalam labuhan jadi macam huruf h dalam 'hutan', 'lihat' dan 'tahu', jadi orang mula buang je huruf tu semasa bercakap.
@@naufalzaid7500 ah... nampak²... mmg banyak perkataan kalau h tak dibunyikan pun masih diterima...
Apa nak buat ... Bahasa Yang wujud ni takde Sistem Yang nak menentukan mana Yang betul atau Salah...Janji asal Ada bunyi Dan orang faham Kira okay la Tu....Zaman sekarang Kira okay dah Ada Sistem
H's ae often silent in the West side of Malaysia. In the East, the H's are often pronounced
Kedah - From Kedah Tua kingdom exist in 2nd century
Perak - "Silver" in malay language, colour of tin
Terengganu - From Terang-ke-nu local Malay meaning "The lightning that so bright"
Selangor - From Selangau, a type of insect resemble fly
Johor - From arabic Jauhar meaning Jewel
Pahang - From old kingdom, Poehang that exist in 5th century according to Chinese record
Melaka - Name of tree that Parameswara lies on
Kelantan - From Chinese record old kingdom, Kalanthana
Sarawak - From "serah kepada awak" meaning give it to you
Sabah - From Saba, a type of banana
Need more references on theory on sarawak name. I dont think its "serah pada awak"
You can see by the using of word "awak" most local dialect do not used the word in refer to the other person. The local malay which live along the sarawak river would used "kitak" while the iban word is "nuan".
So how would the local using a word that not familiar to them.
@@moharinMukriz Sarawak was part of Brunei empire which speak Malay. It doesn't have official name before James Brooke steal the land
@@iamgreat1234 Sarawak has a name before brooke came. Sarawak history begin way before brooke came. The Portuguese call this place cerava.
@@iamgreat1234 I don't think Bruneians use 'awak' too. It's either 'awda' or 'kita/biskita' or 'kau/kawu'. Pandey ngenjen jak.
Sarawak came from the name Sungai Sarawak, which came from the type of ore mined there.
Sarawak back then known from the gold and antimony mining. Gold in Malay is "Emas", so it's not it. However, in older Sarawakian Malay, antimony is called "Serewa". Hence, Sarawak.
A Sabahan here*
The thing about our State being named after a banana is just textbook history
Reality is...no one really knows why the state was even named Sabah
Some say cus of the banana(pisang Saba) some say cus of the old Brunei Malay word of Saba(means up or north) some also say cus of the arabic word to describe the place Sabah(morning)
Heck even the British thought it was confusing and just gave the land a generic name of *North Borneo*
Now the current name of our state actually came from an agreement in 1962 called the *20 point memorandum* in which Point 19 clearly stated that the name of the said colony of North Borneo shall be named Sabah in immediate affect upon independence and subsequent union with the The Borneo State of Sarawak, The State of Singapore and Federation of Malaya (other words the og Pre-1965 Federation of Malaysia)
Yeah, I think History textbook will just choose one etymology rathee than all of them to make it less confusing... and it actually influence a lot people to believe so...
Well explained
about the banana, the actual name for it in Malay is Pisang Nipah (?), but in Bajauan/Sama' languange it's called saging Saba', one of the reason how did this theory came out was because the Bajauan/Sama' is the dominant race in politics (the actual dominant race is Kadazan Dusun, but the Bajauans are the most influential politically)
Are we a state? Sabah I mean..
@@joedarryl2798 Yes we are a state
You are right about Sarawak was named after Sungai Sarawak. The reason it got the name was from the ore people mine there back then; antimony. In old Sarawakian Malay, antimony was called "serewa". Hence, Sarawak.
back in primary school, we're also taught that there's another theory that Sarawak name came from the sentence "Serah Kepada Awak" which means "it's up to you" said by idk either noble of sarawak or high ranking personnel of Brunei to James Brooke
Now that's a mineral I've never heard of
@@IcefPr. i heard a theory similar to yours
The name sarawak came from the sentence "serah kepada awak" from the then Sultan of Brunei to James Brooke when the sultan gave james brooke some parts of sarawak as a peace agreement
From what i heard its more like "i give you" instead of "its up to you"
@@handonfrogo ooh I thought the sentence was terserah kepada awak 😂 pardon
@@joelconolly5574 it is toxic mineral anyway.
2:27 Perlis
2:57 Kedah
3:12 Pulau Pinang
3:38 Kelantan
4:08 Perak
4:30 Terengganu
4:50 Pahang
5:18 Selangor
5:50 Putrajaya
6:14 Kuala Lumpur
6:54 Negeri Sembilan
7:23 Melaka
7:55 Johor
8:34 Sabah
4:58 Labuan
9:02 Sarawak
Putra isn't just the name of the 1st prime minister. It's only mean prince. While it quite common for malaysian town to be names as "something" jaya. A trend started by the British to denote Malaysia as the successor state of Sri Vijaya.
In our history textbooks in secondary school, I forgot which form, it was mentioned that the territory was named after him.
Of course, the meaning of putra is Prince ..... but it is in conjunction with the name of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj
Yep, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Petaling Jaya, Kelana Jaya, Subang Jaya, Ampang Jaya, Nusajaya, Petra Jaya
Well, Tunku Abdul Rahman is a prince of Kedah.
6:40 there is no debate on the "kuala" part. It is a word that is in the dictionary. Its meaning is as you say. The two main rivers here (Gombak and Klang) meet only 100m from Merdeka Square, smack in the city centre, in the oldest part of the city. Kuala is a very common name in this part of the world. There are many other towns named kuala-something-or-another. The disconnect here is that the "something-or-another" part is usually the name of the secondary river that ends here, where it is joined to the other river. So, normally, the city should be named Kuala Gombak. The isn't just normal practice for naming towns. Its the literal descriptive use of the word "kuala".
Kuala Kedah, Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Muda, Kuala Lipis. So many "Kuala" in Malaysia
Kuala Kangsar
@@salmanfarruz yes and many more
@@XTRAJOSS98 Kuala Selangor, Kuala Langat
@@SamsungSamsung-cg1xs kuala pilah
Fun fact: Singapore used to be a Malaysian state
Edit: y'all mfs need to stop arguing
Singapore is our ancestor land, not theirs.
@@mirmir9368 Malays is not origin of this lands ancestory. That’s a dirty political propaganda. Aboriginals name as original people are. Also, Singapore ruled better than Malaysia and its way successful than Malaysia.
@@maxmy2007 no idea what's that about.
@@mirmir9368 Good thing they broke off Malaysia, full of orang melayu and then turned into a prosperous country bcs Chinese running the country.
@@Rajomega1 Could you get your fact straight for at least? It is pretty stupid to say that Malay are not original to this land, and what is your claim for that? Malay has always been a part of the Austronesian family which predominantly reside in South East Asia. You couldn't say that only the aborigines are the original people in this land because even they are considered a proto-Malay.
This part of the world has consistently been recognised as Nusantara or, in other words, as Malay's realm since the Austronesian language is much pretty intangible with each other well, at least almost because we are in the same group of family. Not the Indian or Chinese nor European as well. Do you remember? Malay was a lingua franca back then, and the majority of the language is Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu.
So basically, Singapore was our land even in ancient times before the British stole from us Melayu with a knavish trick. And they were trying to genocide Malays by brought people that are no blood ties to the land. All these people were not even trying to protect the land (Singapore) after the Japanese tried to invade, and at the same time, the British ran to Britain. It was under the Malay regiment who died and spilt blood without questioning the authority because we all know that this is our land. We are the sole protector of these lands. What did the Chinese do? Nothing just ran away. We should not have protected the Chinese from the Japanese in the past if we know it would turn out this way.
Negeri Sembilan was once larger than it's current form. However several parts of the state was seceded to other states by the British such as Ulu Pahang to Pahang, Klang and Northwest Sungai Ujong to Selangor, Naning to Malacca and Segamat to Johor. However Negeri Sembilan's Minangkabau culture is still prevalent in the former districts. Much of the former districts still speak the Negeri/Minang dialect and still practice Minang customs such as Adat Perpatih, one of the key features are matrilineal lineage and succession of property and elections of district rulers or Luak via direct democracy. As what the Minang people would have said, Ranah Minang Maimbau Pulang!
But didn't it become more smaller as Seremban change into Selangor district because of neelopak...
Wow idk if malaysia also have minang
well malacca itself was supposed to be almost the whole peninsular
@@arsyapermana1 Yamtuan Besar (Sultan/Raja) Negeri Sembilan asal berdarah orang Minangkabau
@@arsyapermana1 I heard, story goes that there like several tribesmen from indonesia came over to settle, one of which were the minangkabau. These tribesmen, mixed with the local tribes n became the 13 tribes of negeri sembilan. Citation needed, this was passed down orally to me, so im not sure how much of it is historically accurate
I still find the origin of Terengganu the best, with the bright rainbow meaning. Never heard of the fang origin though, so that's new.
A fun thing about Sabah, it's that a common exclamation used among the people living there is 'bah/bha', which can be used in different situations to mean different things. Not sure where it comes from, but the fact the second syllable of the name Sabah is also an exclamation that defines the people living here does gives the state a unique culture and identity
kita orang Sabah bah ini haha
You must have learned about it because the etymology for Taring Anu (Taring Harimau) is in the Form 1 History School textbook.
@@zygzach6588 Uina, Original Sabahan juga bah ini... 😇
Saya orang Terengganu...
@@solehsolehsoleh I only knew about The Taring Anu etymology, I don't know anything about rainbow lol
these are the real pronounciation:
Perlis: Purr Lease
Kedah: Ke(cu in curse) darh
Pulau Pinang: Pulau(as in poll-lau) Peenunk
Kelantan: Ke(cu in curse) lan( as in milan) tan(as in wantan)
Perak: Pear-rug
Terengganu: Te( as in Termo) reng(the e is e in mercury) ga(ga in garfield) nu( the u is u in Sudan)
Pahang: Pha Hunk
Selangor: Se(Sir but drop the r) la (just like la) ngor(like how u say it)
Melaka: Me( me as in mercury) la and ka.
Negeri Sembilan: Nu(h) gerr ree Sem(as in handsome) bi(just like bee) lan( as in milan)
Johor: Jaw wh*re
Sarawak: Sa(as in NASA) ra(as in Amun Ra) wak(close like how u say it)
Sabah: Sa(as in NASA) bah.
confirmed
Johor 👌👌
wak needs to change to wuck
I DIED AT THE JOHOR ONE 💀
Sial je ko nk whore kn johor ek?😂
As a Malaysian from Sabah, I do feel bad for the warrior though. He runs away from a very annoying fly (selangau), only to find himself in a very muddy confluence (kuala berlumpur) nearby but if it's not for him, Selangor and the adjacent Kuala Lumpur wouldn't have existed today! #demimalaysia
If not for Yap Ah Loy our capital maybe in Klang which is City that older than Malacca and Selangor itself
@@sahkogile Actually, I only know Sutan Puasa... But good info though!
is part of brunei
Great video on covering the names! A Pahangite here and yeah... most of Malaysians' states name comes mostly from nature origin and folklore that being told from one generation to other generation.... So unique and diverse in it's own way.
When Malaysian army serve in foreign countries the flag on soldiers patch is round instead normal flag shape so that wouldn't be mistaken as US Army.
Nah, you just made that up. What a bollocks.
@@mirmir9368 Quick google search of malaysian un army/Malaysian army in foreign country do show rounded flag inside a dark blue ring with name malaysia on top and ماليزيا (malaysia) under in the ring. Don't dismiss without proper research. I don't even do a proper research yet found it.
@@SyahidanIbnMokhtar Can you share where you found it, please? I googled and the only place I could see flags clearly was "Malaysian army in Bosnia". Those flags looked rectangular
Somalia , bosnia , congo
Kelantan is famous with its heavy rainy season and lightning
Real life Amegakure?
@@QQxoxoQQ Alabama Amegakura (that states also known as incest and pedophilia)
Andddd, PAS hideout
Fun Fact: As Malaysia practices Elective Monarchy, Negeri Sembilan does the same thing too!
True, it's so impressive that Negeri Sembilan was ahead of everyone
Negeri Sembilan's monarchial system was also the basis of the office of YDPA too.
@@matdanih Yoshhh!
When you combine democracy and monarchy, you get to elect who to become the monarch. To avoid dictatorship like thailand's monarchy
I actually didnt know this lol
Ngl this channel is underrated! You need more subscribers!
i'm surprise you can't find the history behind the name of Kuala Lumpur considering alot of people that knows about the KL before it became a federal territory should still be alive
in short Kuala Lumpur got it's name literally as its name describes, KL was once a Tin mining town that got its name from the muddy confluence that was made due to the process of the tin mining.
in fact KL would most likely be a small township like most mining town around the world once their ores are depleted, but with the government decision to make it the central of governance prior to Putrajaya it was able to have a rapid development cycle during the late 80s and early 90s up untill now
as for Negeri Sembilan, which literally means 9 states gots its name from the fact that the now current districts were states back then due to the states of present day (except for Penang) were sovereign countries before the establishment of the country Malaysia
KL also had several older names but most were probably forgotten. For example: Taiping was known as Klian Pauh, Kemunting was Klian Baharu and Kuala Sepetang was Port Weld.
It is also sad to see many traditional names being replaced by more "modern" ones such as Bangsar South in place of Kerinchi.
Even Negeri Sembilan nowadays comprises of 7 districts only. Klang and northwest Sungai Ujong was seceded to Selangor, south Sungai Ujong was renamed as Seremban, Naning was seceded to Malacca and much of Segamat's territory beyond Gemas was seceded to Johor.
Well explained
Kuala Lumpur is literally means a muddy area, it was named after the junction where Klang River meets with Gombak River. That area was a centre of politics and commerce. But with the development of Putrajaya, then the federal court and cabinet offices move there. Currently that area still host the busiest rail interchange station, the Masjid Jamek station.
Now do "How did the regions of Russia get their names".
Maybe if Patrick's up to making a 3 hour video.
gonna take ages... There're 85 regions in Russia. More over we have 6 types of federal subjects.
Do it lmao 🤣
As malaysian, I would like to say thank you for covering this topic. I was never know anything about the naming history for each states.
As for the name of the kelantan, I think it's because of the rainy season at the east side, is the worst season for them as floods will cover almost every districts in the state.
Also, your pronunciation is not bad as non-native speaker. the fact you tried look up shows me that you really put tons of efforts to the video. So, yeah thank you for making this video.
That elective monarchy system of Malaysia is really cool ! So, next sultan will be from Johor?
Malaysia isn't unique.
Historically the Holy Roman Empire and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth where elective monarchies.
@@modmaker7617 but the hre and polish-lith commonwealth arent still around today
@@JafacaksWasTaken
That's why I said "historically".
They're all Sultans. The "King" would be called Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (or just Agong for short).
@@modmaker7617 tell me your jealous without telling me your jealous
Well negeri sembilan is translated as nine states rather than nine district. And each of the states of negeri sembilan has an elected monarchy system. So it's a federation inside a federation.
Thank goodness, the states have been downgraded to districts or else, Malaysia would be having 20 states and 3 federal territories in total!
5:45 did he just say Putra-Raja???
Ikr, but he tried
Putera Raja Jaya: The King's successful prince
Putera raja in malay means son of a/the king or prince of a/the king
Im from Putra Raja, anyone?
Nope. The flag was not inspired by the British East India Company. The stripe design was inspired by Majapahit empire. The crescent and star design was inspired by Johor state flag (which was inspired by Ottoman Empire). The British East India Company wanted to blend in, so they combined Union Jack design and Majapahit empire flag design.
p/s: Indonesia still use Majapahit flag in their navy
The Ph in Phra Loy would be pronounced as an aspirated P rather than an F. You say it means "coconut washed ashore" but that would be Phrao Loy, as Maphrao is coconut. Phra is a title for royalty, and revered people, places, and objects. Loy means "to float". This area was once territory of Siam (which extended as far South as Penang) so seeing "Phra Loy" I'm pretty sure it's from the Thai language, rather than Malay. There is a mix of both languages around the border of Thailand and Malaysia.
Pahang certainly looks like it could be a Khmer word, and their kingdom did extend down The Malay Peninsula. There are places named with Khmer words in Thailand, so it could be there's a state in Malaysia with a Khmer name as well.
Hi, I'm from the state of Silver. Everything here is made from Silver.
Nice to meet you.
Hi, I'm from the state of Silver too! But here we got a bay and a diamond so we call it Diamond Bay (Teluk Intan)
The us flag is def also inspired by the british east india company flag. its not a coincidence
The red white stripes origin is from the old Majapahit's maritime flag.
@EyeZackZin it true, Majapahit has wide territority from south Thai until spice islands. But before the rise of Majapahit there Srivijaya. So on, Malacca empire, Brunei empire so on. This region has given birth many empire. Try to seach flag of Majapahit. Sorry for bad English.
@EyeZackZin The Indonesian Navy is still using it.
I’d never thought about how most island only have 1 nation on, and islands with more are the exception.
Kelantan maybe got its name from monsoon rain in East cost side of peninsular Malaysia in November to February. Thus, thunderstorm happen quite often and people name after it.
Kinda funny that Parameswara named a state based on a tree that he was sitting under instead of the deer that kicked his hunting dog.
Now why would you call your kingdom 'kancil' like a fucking car brand. A tree signify wisdom and eternity.
R u stupid enough to bring up this statement? Maybe ur not malays or from nusantara... Let us remind you... The nation gratefull to nature and name it with tree name
@@bazsan1517 Chill out, people of Muddy Confluence.
Now that I think about it, many places in Malaysia got their name in a weird way.
Yeah, our places have weird name, like Kampung Bogel (Naked Village)
@@MalaysiaIsProChannel Nama lama Bestari Jaya lagi lawak...
BATANG TERJUNTAI
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@@muliatiidris3293 tahu... aq tengok video tu jugak
Very weird
I feel like I have to point out here that although the Malaysian flag's design might have been influenced by the East India Company, but it was actually derived from the combination of two flags: the flag of Johor, and the symbol of Majapahit (which the EIC was also influenced by). Aside from that, everything was super informative, thank you!
"Putrajaya"
Sanskrit: Victorious son
Ayy malaysia gang where you at?
Neighbor here 😁
Sini bossku selangor hadir
Melaka
Awoooi
Sarawak
Heres how to pronounce malaysian states
Perlis - per liss
Kedah - Ke dahh
Penang - Peneng
Kelantan - ke la n tan
Perak - pe rakk
Terangganu - terr ang ga nuu
Pahang - Pa ha ng
Selangor - Se laa ng or
Negeri Sembilan - Nege rii Sem Bii lan (negeri means states/districts)
Melaka - Melaka
Johore - Jo horr
Sarawak - Sa Ra waak
Sabah - Sa bahh
Fedaral terrotories( Walaiyah Persetukuan)
Kuala Lumpur - Ku a lah Lum Purr
Putrajaya - Pu tera ja ya
Labuan - La bu ann
Im a malaysian btw
i wonder how long a provinces video on the philippines would last. 81 provinces would probably be atleast 30 minutes
Malaysia is the real life version of the ending of Game of Thrones
I believe Amok is a Malaysian word.
Amuk is malay word, paddy and gingham from malay
Yep, run amok = mengamuk...
A state of furious, and also denoted as a childish behaviour
@@Aim201 and sarong/sarung too
@@ASHアシュ there's a lot more than that. You want me to list?
@@Aim201 i want to know 😀
OFFICIAL NAMES OF STATES AND FEDERAL TERRITORIES IN MALAYSIA
Johor Darul Ta'zim
(Abode of Dignity)
Kedah Darul Aman
(Abode of Peace)
Kelantan Darul Naim
(The Blissful Abode)
Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah
(The Historic State)
Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus
(The Special Abode)
Pahang Darul Makmur
(Abode of Tranquility)
Perak Darul Ridzuan
(Abode of Grace)
Perlis Indera Kayangan
(Indera = Kingdom, Kayangan = Paradise)
Pulau Pinang Pulau Mutiara
(Pearl of the Orient)
Sabah
Negeri Di Bawah Bayu (Land Below The Wind)
Sarawak
Bumi Kenyalang (Land of Hornbills)
Selangor Darul Ehsan
(Abode of Sincerity)
Terengganu Darul Iman
(Abode of Faith)
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
(Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur)
Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan
(Federal Territory of Labuan)
Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya
(Federal Territory of Putrajaya)
SIDE NOTE
Johor happens to have another official name which is:
Negeri dan Jajahan Takluk Johor Darul Ta'zim
(State and Occupied Territories of Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Kayangan = Heaven*
@@syntax2004 Heaven dan Paradise membawa maksud yang sama.
Bruh, no special names for Sabah and Sarawak
@@mapeditorjon5306 Those are nicknames and not special names.
@@shafeqhafez K
Me as Johorean,our sultan have own army, private jet and rich asf
yup true , i was very lucky to do business with him at his palaces . which is at "istana pasir pelangi" and " istana flintstone"
7:07 yeah, you got that wrong. Negeri Sembilan are named for its 9 former districts, named "luak". These districts are: Johol, Seri Menanti, Sungai Ujong, Rembau, Jempol, Jelebu, Inas, Ulu Pahang, Klang (currently in Selangor), and Segamat (currently in Johor). Out of these 9 districts, the rulers of four of these districts, named "undang", will select the suitable candidate to be the king. Way back in the day, they used to import their kings from Pagar Ruyung in modern-day Indonesia, but it's no longer implemented.
The word Negeri Sembilan itself actually means "the state that has 9 districts". Ironically, there are 7 districts currently in Negeri Sembilan. They are Seremban, Rembau, Port Dickson, Tampin, Kuala Pilah, Jempol, and Jelebu. However, the "luak" territories remain except for Ulu Pahang, Klang, and Segamat.
Very well said.
Actually, the Luak of Klang consists of what is now Port Dickson district (N9), and Sepang, Kuala Langat and Klang districts (Selangor). Luak of Ulu Pahang consists of Bera district and a small part of southern Bentong district (Pahang) and Jempol district (N9), and the Luak of Segamat consists of Tampin and Jempol districts (N9) and Segamat district (Johor).
Also, Naning was also part of Negeri Sembilan prior to its annexation into Malacca by the Brits.
Further information that you didn't mention is Penang and Malacca is the English name that the British gave and are pronounce with English Pronunciation eg Pee-Nay-ng. In local language they are Pulau Pinang and Melaka respectively.
Also, I don't get what the dispute is for Kuala. Kuala is the common word that means estuary or river convergence, it is a modern word not an archaic word or something, everyone knows that. For Example The Thames Estuary is "Kuala Sungai Thames" in our language.
Yes Kedah is an agriculture state that produce good ol' Kratom drinks, a light version of 420
Is is true that it was the British inspired from the getih-getah samudera (red and white) stripes which the Majapahit civilization used for their country?
When your pronunciation is correct, it's correct, but when it's wrong it's so wrong XD It's still miles better from how many foreigners pronounce it though. A+ for effort! And to my shame despite being Malaysian I didn't know about half of these. Wonderful video!
I smiled after seeing my country getting mentioned..
Thank you for featuring Malaysia.
Perak has a legend that some prince shoot a silver arrow too far away and when he found it it named the place Perak. Kelantan maybe comes from a weapon the queen use called Kilatan or word gelam hutan, which is a swamp tea tree, also known as cajuput
Hi to my Malaysian neighbors! Saya dari Philippines! My favorite place would be Malacca! I have friends there from the Malacca Eurasian Portuguese community.
Actually the Malacca one is because of a king and his resting under a tree and he asked one of his bendahara what's the tree's name and the bendahara said the tree's name is mallaca so the king names the land Mallaca
What i taught bout sarawak which derived from agreement betwen brunei sultan with sir james brook when he gave bunch of land to him...as i can remeber the regent prince muda hasyim said that to brooke "serah kepada awak" literally mean "its up to you" when he handed over land at kuching as reward after brooke help the sultan to supress local revolt
Patani and Santun in South Thailand, should be on Malaysia state but it was given to Siam, but treaty of Anglo-Siam 1909. Brunei almost want to join but withdrawal in last minute.
Actually it’s otherwise. If Anglo-Siamese 1909 treaty didn’t signed, Perlis, Kedah, Hulu Perak (Reman), Kelantan and Terengganu are part of Thai Province.
Based on Malaysia history textbook for students, Sarawak is based on the sentence people often used "serah kepada awak" which means "up to you"
Sarawak actually came from simplified word of "serah kepada awak" which mean give to you
Not sure if it's relate in some way but Sabah "صباح" is an arabic word meaning "morning"
Sabah is the most east part of the island so the origin might be true
Malaysia has 13 states and federal terratory. One of it's state is Negeri Sembilan which consist 9 states (but now we consider as 9 district). What a diversity of Malaysia. And Negeri Sembilan are compliying democracy to select their king. 😁😁😁 Love from Somban, Nismilan (Negeri Sembilan).
Present day negeri sembilan is now consisting of 7 districts and 12 luaks.
@@matdanih yes, indeed.
Thank you for making a video about Malaysia in our independence month
Valiant effort on pronunciation, but I would suggest looking up videos of native speakers to get the pronunciation right. Your syllable stresses tend to be off and the syllables are shorter than you expect.
"Putra" is a corruption of "putera" which means "prince", so it makes sense that Putrajaya, the administrative capital, would be named after royalty.
Malay is Melayu. In Malaysia have warrior in malacca the warrior name is "Hang Tuah" and when potuguse attack malacca in malacca have potuguse city. The city name is "kota a famosa". Malaysia independence date is 31/8/1957.
The flags' similarities isn't quite a coincidence. The American's flag is based on the East Indian Trading company too.
I also like how you pronounced Kedah' name origin right, but not the state itself. :P
Penang is pronounced more like pee-nang.
Also, R's are pronounced like R, not L.
Kuala Lumpur is only sort of the capital. Putrajaya is where all the country's government resides now.
@@JanSenCheng is there something that happened?
@@moruxuss8313 with regards to the capital? Not really, the government just wanted to move out of the crowded KL city and relocated to one of the suburbs, but never got round to amending the constitution officially changing the capital.
almost 12pm (GMT+8) here in malaysia. 12 hours left until 64th Malaysia Independence Day
Kelantan: from kilatan which means lightning ⚡
I'm from the state of SELANGOR. Thanks for making this vid!
Sarawak is the best state in Malaysia. Truly peaceful and harmonious place..where the Muslim can eat and the non drink together..nasi lemak and bakuteh sold in the same shop.no racial tension...true malaysia.
Cope
Thank u for doing this video. We really appreciate it.
5:18 Before state of Selangor got his name,
it's Kelang.
Malaysian here. In our elementary school history textbook, Sarawak originated from the word
"Serah kepada awak" which mean
"i entrust you with this land" as the local officer in charge for Sarawak at the time Pengiran Muda Hashim hand over the Sarawak administration to James Brooke in 1841
MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 LET'S GOOOOOO
I heard from somewhere that the Sarawak state got its name from the sentence "serah kepada awak" which means "leave it to you". I'm not quite sure but seems legit.
Pulau would be pronounced "poo(l)-lou(d)", minus the brackets.
Phonetically, most "u" sounds would be "oo",
"i" with the "(p)ee",
"a" with "a(h)"
"e" with "ai(r)"
"o" with "aw(e)"
Also, I'm from Terengganu, but don't start asking me to speak the local slang. It always seem to happen.
Yo Terengganu kitee
What I noticed is that you changed R to L. Like, Telengganu and Negeli Sembilan. Most of us can pronounce R, even the Chinese who's known for their stretotype of can't pronounce R .
In Malaysia, we all hating each other equally while the politicians are stealing everyone's cashes and somebody's getting killed mysteriously.
Hate each other but altogether hating more the politicians👍
We are all bersatu padu by our unanimous agreement that the government be whack.
@@ManofHalal so halal mode
As a Malaysian, it's pretty funny and refreshing to hear him pronounce the name of things like states, fruits, etc differently from what I am used to.
For extra information Sabah and Sarawak have been change(in the process) from state to "wilayah" meaning region
Not official yet.
They're still states. FYI changing them to "wilayah" would technically downgrade them.
Negeri ✅
Wilayah ❌ apa benda...
Negeri tu dah level² negara tau dak...wilayah tu apa la sangat...macam provinsi je
@@MatArep2000 dalam terma UK US dan banyak negara lagi, diorang guna terma wilayah tu sebagai pecahan yg lagi kurang autonomi. Kiranya wilayah tkde wakil dalam parlimen manakala provinsi atau negeri biasanya ada.
@@zebimicio5204 ouh kira nya negeri la yang paling tinggi kan
The Malaysian flag originally had an 11 pointed star in the bule box and 11 red & white stripes. This was when we gained independence in 1957. Back then Malaysia was called Malaya which refers to only the peninsular part. So the 11 pointed star and 11 stripes were use to symbolize the 11 states of Malaya at the time.
Then in 1963 Singapore, Sabah & Sarawak joined Malaya to form Malaysia. So the flag was updated to have a 14 pointed star and 14 red & white stripes as you see it today. In 1965 Singapore gained independence and left Malaysia. The flag should've been updated again but we just didn't bother.
In the mid 1970s the government decided to create federal territories within Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur already existed since the mid 1800s and was the de-facto capital of the state of Selangor. The federal government annexed KL from the Sultan of Selangor to turn it into the administrative capital as well as the country's capital. Then they did the same with Labuan but Sabah did not have a sultan/ruler so annexing it was easy. Labuan was turned into Malaysia's 'tax haven' federal territory.
Then in 1997 they went back to the Sultan of Selangor and asked for the land covering Putrajaya to be annexed as well. This time the excuse was to move all federal government buildings to Putrajaya as the new administrative capital. By right, they should have returned KL to Selangor but that didn't happen. Excuse was Putrajaya is the administrative capital while KL remain the nation's capital
Now back to the flag that remained unchanged since 1965. Since the federal government now has these "federal territories", they were treated as 'states' in order for the 14 pointed star and 14 stripes on the flag that remained unchanged since 1965 to make sense
Annex? like they do in war?
Langau is Langaw in Filipino. Both means fly too.
in indonesian its lalat, in javanese its laler
@@wancoet in Malay fly is lalat too. But Malay has many dialects, some dialects called fly as langau
All three are in the same language family, austronesian.
@kepala kentang ah i see, we call the big one in indonesian lalat hijau or laler ijo in javanese, so selangor --> selalat hijor
Lalat is small fly
Langau is big size fly and more noisy compared to Lalat.
Some dialect called Langau as Langor.
Impressive pronunciation effort although needs work on Putrajaya and Perak, but I’m happy you made the effort to research it.
Fun fact, Sarawak is pronounced just as you did in Standard Malay, but it is pronounced with a hard k in Sarawakian Malay, like ‘Sarah-Wuck’ or we shorten it to just ‘Sa-Wuck’.
I know you said Malay is not your native language, but... your pronunciation was pretty horrendous, man :D Anyway, just listen to how Google translate pronounce it. It's usually quite spot on. As for the origin of names, I'd assume some of them are your opinion, because some of them are not really correct. But it's fine, even historians aren't sure, so another opinion wouldn't hurt.
My dad told me the Sarawak one is from someone telling a coloniser the sentence, “Saya serah kepada awak” which meant I give it to you, reffering to the nation. But of course, it didn't really make sense because Im sure people back then weren't even Malay, nonetheless talked in malay
kedah is actually name after arabic word qhadah
the irony of the plantation photo Name Explain used is that Kedah is actually very flat, and some parts are below sea level
Salam from Malaysian❤️
Hmm.. perak have a tale about how its get its name. It was said, a prince/sultan of perak once found/see a very large silvery fish in sungai perak while he was there. Thus decide to name the land with the fish color. Silver/Perak.
is it just me or is the volume really low for some reason?
Now the lightning about Kelantan is actually true, though.
It's always funny that they thought british owns the red white stripes. LOL search majapahit empire and its flag. british just copy paste that with union jack on top. it's way closer to our history than the brits ever be. so technically a Nusantara state of Malaysia have a lot more rights to use it than westerners.
Perak means silver & it has nothing to do with the tin mining. Legend said the big river that flow in perak is shining like a silver.
Taring anu means tiger fang in ancient Terenganu languages
Love from Malaysia Truly Asia😘🇲🇾🌺
P/s:independence day is near yall 31th August 😍🇲🇾but can’t go out like independent 🦠lol😮💨😷
Rise up our glorious flag..🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Malaysia Flag originally was chosen from a competition and the winner is Mohamed bin Hamzah. His idea was inpiredby Johore flag and Turkey flag. After that, government made 3 changes to the flag colour. Then. when Sabah and Sarawak joined in 1963, they add strip and the star edge to the flag and become like now. Actually these 14 stripes and star edges means 14 states. But when in 1965 Singapore left Malaysia, these stripes and star edges means 13 states and federal territory. Also the crescent moon means Islam is the "official religion" of Malaysia (but others still allowed). Red colour means courage, while white is kindness. Yellow means royal family (king) and blue is unity between all races in Malaysia
By the way, today is 64th anniversary of Malaysia's Independence Day, MERDEKA🇲🇾
Additional information,State sabah used to be a country under name NORTH BORNEO
In middle/secondary school, my friends laughed at me for years for I told them during a history class about the name of Selangor derived from the word 'langau'/flies. That was in 2005.
Let me just tell them now as this video is here- HAH TAKE THAT! 😝