entities that existed within the British sphere made efforts to create words that would fit naturally foreign ideas of governance and thought through a Malay-oriented context. The Pakatan Belajar Mengajar Pengetahuan Bahasa in Johore headed by Abdul Rahman Andak during the 19th century was especially important in introducing neologisms like pejabat ("office", cf. Indonesian kantor from ) and setiausaha ("secretary", cf. Indo sekretaris from ) into the Malay lexicon. For example, the word for 'post office' in Malaysia is "" (in Indonesia this means 'post officer'), whereas in Indonesia it is "". There are also some Portuguese influences: in Indonesia, Christmas is known as "", whereas Malaysia uses both "Natal" and "", the latter derived from English. There are also instances where the Malay version derives from English pronunciation while the Indonesian version takes its cue from Latin. The Latin preference of the (older) Indonesian intellectuals in these instances may be ascribed to the influence of their classical-oriented education when Gymnasium schools were established during the Dutch colonial period: compare Malay , , , and with Indonesian , , , and . Some words which are spelt the same in both languages may even carry entirely different meanings in the other language, potentially leading to humorous or embarrassing situations: while means "steel" in Indonesian, in Malay it means "fertiliser". Also, whereas the Indonesian word (from Sundanese ᮘᮥᮒᮥᮂ butuh) means "require" or "need", in Malay, it is a vulgar slang term equivalent to "cunt/cock". Conversely, where the word "" seems innocuous enough in Malaysia ("census"), in Indonesia it is a derogatory term for "transvestite". The relatively large share of Islamic (Arabic or Persian) loan words shared by Malay and Indonesian often poses no difficulty in comprehension and usage, although some forms may have developed a (slightly) different meaning or have become obsolete either in Malay or in Indonesian, e.g. , (see below). Vocabulary comparison A B C D E F G H I J K–L M N O P Q–R S T U V W Y–Z False friends Besides vocabulary differences, there are also a number of false friends in both languages. As these words are in quite common use in either or both of the languages, misunderstandings can arise. Same words, same meaning, but different forms Syllabification Influence from English One of the most important aspect in differences between Malay (Malaysian and Brunei) and Indonesian is the degree of influence