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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the state of Kelantan in Malaysia.

Etymologies

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Kelantan +‎ -ese

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Examples

  • It made understanding much easier, particularly as the piece was written in Kelantanese dialect.

    A Surfeit of Readings Sharon Bakar 2005

  • It made understanding much easier, particularly as the piece was written in Kelantanese dialect.

    Archive 2005-04-01 Sharon Bakar 2005

  • It's a Kelantanese dish Kelantan is one of Malaysia's northern peninsular states, known for its good food.

    Weekend Breakfast Glenda Larke 2010

  • It's a Kelantanese dish Kelantan is one of Malaysia's northern peninsular states, known for its good food.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Glenda Larke 2010

  • My husband was abroad, so a friend invited me to stay for a week or two in her remote Kelantanese kampung up near Jelawat.

    Preeta Samarasan Glenda Larke 2008

  • My husband was abroad, so a friend invited me to stay for a week or two in her remote Kelantanese kampung up near Jelawat.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Glenda Larke 2008

  • I'm part Kelantanese, and without sugar, I don't exist.

    natinski Diary Entry natinski 2008

  • Anyway, I was somewhat bemused when I discovered that my younger daughter coveted my 70s clothing, especially the ones made of ethnic materials - hand-woven Thai silks, Kelantanese embroidery, hand-painted batiks and so on.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Glenda Larke 2007

  • There was a show on how to speak Kelantanese, with perfect grammar, mind you.

    natinski Diary Entry natinski 2007

  • The coach was feted as a hero, and honoured by the King, while goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi's reward was a house, donated by the Kelantanese State government.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

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