The meaning of Ubuntu

[Mary Gardiner]

On Tue, Jun 14, 2005, Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote:
> Little IRC log:
> 
> <lilliput> Seveas, my gilfriend told me that ubuntu get a meaning in her
> langage . ; she is malay .; and I was surprised when she told me that
> <lilliput> ubuntu means stupid in malay

My Chinese-Malaysian officemate (who is not a native speaker of Malay)
is claiming the closest word meaning 'stupid' she can think of is
"bodoh". Anyone else got close contacts with Malay speakers they can
bring into the ring?

-Mary