Refugee Lexicon

Updated: 27 April 2021

Since the drafting of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, important policy and guidance documents have been developed primarily in the English language. Similarly, throughout UNHCR’s engagement in Malaysia, the Office has utilized both English and Malay language mediums in order to effectively communicate with government, public, and refugee communities.

Recognising a gap of standardised refugee-related terms within the Malay language, UNHCR has developed the Refugee Lexicon: Translation of Related Terms into the Malay Language. UNHCR identified common terms in English and engaged with in-house technical experts who are native Malay language speakers to provide practical translations that can be used in the ordinary vernacular. Approximately 3,000 terms that are commonly used in discussions on the refugee context were compiled and translated.

UNHCR reviewed these translations and referred to translations used by the Malay language authority, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. The Refugee Lexicon is a living document which will be periodically reviewed and updated.

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W

Malay
Category of Word
Wa
Orang Wa
Population groups
Wage-earning settlements
Petempatan bergaji
Durable Solutions
Wage-earning settlements
Penyelesaian gaji
Durable Solutions
wages
gaji
Labour and employment
wages
upah
Labour and employment
Wallis and Futuna Islanders
Orang Kepulauan Wallis dan Futuna
Population groups
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Kepulauan Wallis dan Futuna
Geographical areas
Walloons
Orang Walloon
Population groups
War crimes
Jenayah perang
Human Rights
waste handling and disposal
pengendalian dan pelupusan sampah
Natural resources and environment
waste recovery
pemulihan sisa
Natural resources and environment
waste water
sisa air
Natural resources and environment
wastes
sisa
Natural resources and environment
water
air
Natural resources and environment
water sources
sumber air
Natural resources and environment
water supply
bekalan air
Natural resources and environment
water tanks
tangki air
Natural resources and environment
water towers
menara air
Natural resources and environment
water treatment
rawatan air
Natural resources and environment
Wealth and income
kekayaan dan pendapatan
Labour and employment
Weapons
Senjata
Conflict
Weapons
Senjata
Conflict
Weapons of mass destruction
Senjata pemusnah besar-besaran
Conflict
Welfare dependency
Ketergantungan kebajikan
Social problems
Welfare rights awareness
Kesedaran hak kebajikan
Social security
well drilling
penggerudian telaga
Natural resources and environment
Well-founded fear of persecution
Ketakutan yang berasas terhadap penganiayaan
Persecution
well
telaga
Natural resources and environment
West Africa
Afrika Barat
Geographical areas
West Africans
Orang Afrika Barat
Population groups
Western Europe
Eropah Barat
Geographical areas
Western Europeans
Orang Eropah Barat
Population groups
Western Samoans
Orang Samoa Barat
Population groups
WFP
Program Makanan Sedunia (WFP)
Organization
WHO
Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO)
Organization
Widow
Balu/Janda
Family
Widowed persons
Orang yang telah menjadi balu
Family
Widower
Duda
Family
Wife inheritance
Peninggalan harta pusaka isteri
UN Gender Group Terms
Wife/Wives
Isteri/Isteri-isteri
Family
Withdrawal of asylum applications
Penarikan balik permohonan suaka
Refugee status application
Withdrawal of nationality
Penarikan balik kewarganegaraan
Nationality and nationality law
Witnesses
Saksi
Administration of justice
Women
Perempuan
Population groups
Women and men involved in forced and/or coerced prostitution
Wanita dan lelaki yang terlibat dalam pelacuran paksa
UN Gender Group Terms
Women centres
Pusat wanita
Social work and services
Women immigrants
Pendatang asing wanita
Population groups
Women refugees
Pelarian wanita
Refugees and other groups of concern
women workers
pekerja wanita
Labour and employment
Women-at-risk
Wanita berisiko
Population groups
Womens rights
Hak wanita
Human Rights
Womens status
Status wanita
Human Rights
Work permits
Permit pekerja
Immigration law
workers
pekerja
Labour and employment
workers
kakitangan
Labour and employment
Workers' rights
Hak pekerja
Human Rights
Working class
Kelas pekerja
Social groups
Working class
kaum buruh
Social groups
working conditions
keadaan kerja
Labour and employment
Workshops
bengkel
Business and industry
World
Dunia
Geographical areas
World Bank
Bank Dunia
Organization
World Food Programme (WFP)
Program Makanan Sedunia (WFP)
Organization
World Health Organization (WHO)
Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO)
Organization
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Pertubuhan Meteorologi Sedunia (WMO)
Organization
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Pertubuhan Perdagangan Dunia (WTO)
Organization
World War 1
Perang Dunia Pertama
Conflict
World War 2
Perang Dunia Kedua
Conflict
World wars
Perang Dunia
Conflict
Wounds and injuries
luka dan cedera
Diseases
writers
penulis
Labour and employment
WTO
Pertubuhan Perdagangan Dunia (WTO)
Organization