Malay Magic _ Being an introduction to the - Walter William Skeat

(Perpustakaan Sri Jauhari) #1

Semawi is said to be the name by which the wild pigs are addressed. ↑


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Sungko’: quære sungkor. ↑


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Unintelligible. Bengkarong means “lizard.” ↑


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Mampe, mawei: apparently the pigs are threatened with various terrible forms of death. ↑


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Explained as i.q. banyak. Quære emend sayup, “afar off.” ↑


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Explained as i.q. perminta’an. ↑


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Explained as i.q. bahtra. ↑


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When the voice of the gharu-spirit is heard at night. ↑


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Satukum is the Kelantan form of satokong, from tokong, to cut the hair. ↑


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Besir, lit. incontinent, referring to the running of the sap when the flower-spike is tapped. ↑


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Berhilir, i.q. berleler. ↑


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i.q. pisau sadap. ↑


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Explained as i.q. tagok, bekas buloh yang di-isi ayer mayang. ↑


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Explained as kawah ’nak masak gula. ↑


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The tujoh orang bersaudara are explained to be (1) Satinjau Rantau, (2) Sakuntum Raya, (3)
Malim Karimun, (4) Si Ali Pachi, and three others, children of Mentala Guru. ↑


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B’ras bertih “parched” rice (W. S.). ↑

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