I noted approvingly the efforts made by the writer to assist the Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka chief in Let's ban Sanskrit words, too .

Many of these words came about during an era when Sanskrit flourished. Being basically utilitarian in nature, they were used widely in daily life and have entrenched themselves very firmly in the Malay language.

Then, there was the ancient Hindu governance that extended from our northern neighbours down. Later on, Hindi and Urdu caught on and contributed their share.

Naturally, the DBP chief knows of this and would appreciate my humble reminder of the following additional words to purge: seluar, kemeja, camca, garpu, kitab, dakwat, raja, putera, dewa, syurga, neraka, puja .

Naturally too, he would know that my list is by no means complete and more taxpayers' money would be spent in getting professional help on cleaning the language up.

Syabas

! (Oops! ... are you purging this word, too?)