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BISMI

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the Brahmin Jakeni, the Brahmin Jaketun
underwent severe penance in the darting
points of flame, and when the days and years
(of his penance) were accomplished, his
heart broke and then only he died.
In some cases the name Berahmana is given
to the God Brahma or even to a great divinity
( betara ) generally.

S4r bgrai. Chgrai-berai: Scattered in small
parties; broken into small detachments, as
a defeated army; see cherai.
bri. I. Bestowal; the act of granting or
giving; letting, allowing. Di-beri-nya-lah idzin:
he gave them permission. Di-beri tahu: he
let (them) know; he gave information. Dibrii-nya orang masok: he allowed people to
come in.
Beriyan: gift, dowry; see infra.
Me1beri: to give, to grant, to allow, to
bestow. M. tabek: to give greeting; to
salute. M. sumpah: to administer an oath.
Berikan and memberikan: to give, to grant.
Pemberiyani: gift; Ht. Abd., 264, 265, 274,
etc.; dowry in the sense of the sum paid by
the bridegroom to the wife's parents; Ht.
Zaly.; marriage settlements. Also beriyan.
II. Beri-beri: fruit-flies; better bari-bari;
see bari.
brita. [Skr. wdrtta.] Tidings; news. Sampai sekarang tiyada khabar-nya dan berita-nya:
up to the present time there are no news or
tidings of him; Ht. Ind. Jaya. Apa berita
segala anak isteri kita: what news of our
families; Ht. Ism. Yat., 87. Dengarkan b.
listen to my tale; Sh. Lail. Mejn., I.
Pemberita: a news-giver; "news" as the
title of a newspaper. P. betawi: The Batavian
News; - the name of a vernacular paper.
Cf. warta..J barid. Arab. Messenger.
J. b6rida. [Skr. wreddha.] Old; veteran;
experienced. Munteri betrida: experienced
councillors., b yriyang. Daun beriyang: a plant, archytea
vahlii; better daun riyang-riyang; see riyang...Y boringin. The waringin tree; ficus benjamina; Ht. Jaya. Lengg.; Ht. Sg. Samb., etc.
Akar b: ficus pisifera.

C b@sut. I. A sudden contraction of the brows;
=bersut, q. v.
II. To strike; J. S. A. S., VIII., I27..5k b6stari. Well-bred; mannerly; polite;
accomplished. Muda bestari: young and wellbred; Cr. Gr., 50; Sh. Bur. Pungg., I8.
O'A bostin or bustin. Pers. A pleasure garden;
taman. Bustdnu 'l-'drifin: the garden of the
learned-the name of a book. Bustdnu' 1 -kdtibn: the garden of scribes-the name of a
treatise on letter-writing. Bustdnu 's-sdlatin:
the name of a well-known Malay classic. The
above-mentioned names are hybrid, bostan,
though Persian, being admitted into the
Arabic language and pronounced bustan. Dibiwat bostdn tempat bersuka: he made a
garden, a place for enjoying himself; Sh. Sh.
Al., 38.
buste. Eng. Bow-stay; a nautical term.
b6sar. Large; great in size; bulky; greatness without reference to moral qualities.
Orang b.: a headman; a chief. Tuwan b.:
the head of an office; v. tuwan. Bapa-ku itu
besar-lah dalam negeri Melaka: my father grew
up (spent his boyhood) at Malacca; Ht.
Abd., 8. Maha besar: most great; very great;
Cr. Gr., 64; Ht. Abd., 12, 465.
B. hati: presumption; pride of place or
purse; Ht. Abd., 39; Cr. Gr., 63; Ht. Gul.
Bak., I49.
Kebesaran: (I) greatness of station, rank or
position; (Ht. Abd., 400); a distinguished
honour; (Ht. Abd., 461); the emblems of rank,
such as the regalia of a king or the insignia
of a sorcerer (pawang). Bintang k.: the star
of a knightly order. (2) Pride, presumption;
Ht. Abd., 115, 259, 270.
Membesarkan: to exalt; to aggrandize; to
augment; to enlarge. M. diri: to talk big;
to boast; Ht. Abd., 96, 114, I43, etc.
Pembesar: an enlarger; Muj., 71.
'* basing. I. (Onom.) The sound of a projectile whizzing through the air; to hurl a
stone from a sling.
II. Full of food, having eaten one's fill; Pijn.
buspirit. Eng. Bowsprit.
-SL b6skat. Eng. Baju b.: a vest, a waistcoat.
I. biskut. A biscuit. Sa-biji b.: one biscuit;
Ht. Abd., 364.
bismi. Arab. In the name of; by the name
of; v. bi.

Bi'smi'llahi: in the name of God. Bi'smi'llahi'r-rahmdni 'r-rahimi: in the name of God,
the Merciful, the Compassionate; the common exordium to a Malay written document
or story.

4. boriah.,. bizurai.

[ Hind k,.)y. ] A topical song; v.

[Port. vice-rey.]

Viceroy.
Raiment, cloth

busana. [Skr. bhusana. ]
ing; ornamental dress.

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