Music to My Ears:The Terms ‘nona’ and ‘nyonya’ as Ethnonyms and Beyond
According to dictionaries of Standard Malay, nyonya means the married woman of a Chinese or a European, whereas nona stands for an un-married, young woman of European or Chinese descent. Hence, a dichotomous relation is reflected in the meanings for these two terms. Nowadays, nyonya almost refers ex...
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Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan
2019
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/45615/1/ART8.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/45615/ |
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