nak mampus
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Compound of nak (“to want”) + mampus (“to die; to perish”). Compare with use of 死 (sǐ, “death”) in Chinese.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
nak mampus (Jawi spelling نق ممڤوس)
- (colloquial) so; very.
Further reading edit
- “nak mampus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.