Photobomb in Malay is tunafoto and it has nothing to do with fish

  • Nation

  • Thursday, 12 Oct 2017

- AFP pic

PETALING JAYA: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) has revealed a number of new words in Bahasa Malaysia via their Twitter account on Monday.

In individual tweets titled "Meticulous with Language – Current Terms", DBP disclosed the Malay terms for four English words, half of which are very contemporary in their usage.

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