Recently, a video went viral on the TikTok app showing that man has made a pretty funny pun about one of the popular destinations in Melaka. It is indeed a hilarious play on words using the name of the place. The name of the particular place is actually called ‘Melaka Pindah’ and it has a lot of interesting history about Melaka that people should know.
Based on the video, the man said that he is from Johor and he wanted to travel to Klang. On his journey, he stops by Melaka and he stated that he could not find Melaka as Melaka has moved away. The pun is actually him saying that ‘Melaka dah pindah’ from the place instead of the name of the place that is ‘Melaka Pindah’.
@asru1nizamMana org melaka..comment …fyp x
For those who might not know, there is actually a history about the name ‘Melaka Pindah’. The story tells about the Datuk Paduka Seri Maharajalela who is a Malacca Malay Government Head. He retreated to the upper reaches of the Melaka river with his followers after the state of Melaka was attacked. Unfortunately, they were defeated by the Portuguese army in July 1511. After that, it was Datok Paduka Seri Maharajalela who opened Kampung Melaka Pindah and he died in July 1521. Therefore, due to this relocation, this village has been given the name Kampung Melaka Pindah.
Looking at the comments section, many netizens also find the video quite hilarious.
Sources: TikTok Asrul Nizam, Sayang Melaka.