Jementah

Jementah merupakan sebuah kawasan di daerah Segamat, yang menarik perhatian tentang Jementah ni adalah asal-usul namanya, cuba baca petikan daripada Wikipedia:

Origin of name

Origin of nameThere are two versions of stories of how Jementah got its name. The first version was during the foundation of a village which later became Jementah town center, some villagers complained, "Jemu, jemu, jemu! Asyik-asyik menebas lalang saja!" which literally meant that they felt bored for only cutting long grasses, and the others replied, "Entah, entah, entah!" (I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!). From the Malay words jemu and entah, local residents believed that the combination of those words formed the word Jementah.

Another version stated that the villagers were bored and tired of removing leechesjemu and lintah which means leech in Malay formed the word Jementah. which sucked their blood when they were working, and therefore the combination of the words