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BULAI

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BUNI

BULA- [ '34 BU

B. minyak: oxytenanthera sinuata.
B. padi: schixostachyum aciculare.
B. pelang: gigantochloa wrayi.
B. raya: gigantochloa scortechinii.
B. thberau: v. tUberau.
B. temiyang: bambusa wrayi.
B. tempat: dendrocalamus strictus.
B. telang: gigantochloa heterostachya.
B. telang ininyak: gigantochloa latispiculata.
B. talor: schizostachyum zollingeri.
The word buloh is also used to describe instruments the frame of which is made out of a
tube of bamboo. B. bangsi: the Malay flute;
Ht. Raj. Don., 8; see bangsi. B. perindu: the
Malay ZEolian harp, an instrument made of a
tube of bamboo open throughout but: with a
string drawn across one end of it. There are,
however, other varieties of this instrument;
see Favre, Vol. II., p. 230. Saperti buloh perindu di-tiyup angin tatkala dinihari: like the
AEolian harp when the breeze of sunrise
blows; a simile for a sweet plaintive voice;
Cr. Gr., 78; but see also Ht. Gul. Bak., II;
Ht. Sg. Samb.; Sh. Ik. Trub., II, etc.
Sa-perdu buloh: a clump of bamboo. Tebas
buloh sa-perdu: to cut down a clump of bamboos; to destroy a whole family; Prov.
bulai. I. Albino.
II. The trunk of an elephant; J. I. A., i.,
313; = belalai.
J3 buli. Buli-buli: a bottle, a flask, a small
glass receptacle, e.g. for ink.
Nyawa sa-buli: one and the same flask of
life, a name taken from the native traditions
regarding the origin of the Northern Principalities of the Peninsula.
bim. I. Arab. Owl.
II. See i.

bumi. [Skr. bh4mi.] The earth. Bumi dan
langit: heaven and earth. Mengelilingi b.:
to circumnavigate the earth. KSjadiyan yang
di-udarad d dari bumi atau dari laut: creatures in the air above or from the earth
beneath or from the sea; Ht. Abd., 88.
Bagai bumi dengan langit: as (remote as) the
earth from the sky; as wide apart as heaven
and earth. Laut mana ta'-berombak bumi yang
mana ta'-timpa hujan: what sea has no waves,
where is the land where rain never falls; it is
a long lane that has no turning; Prov.
Biyar pechah perut bumi mterkah: though my
body be rent, and the earth split open (I will
not do it ); a strong expression of determination. Sa-besar-besar bumi aku tampar ta'kena: however big the world may be I always
seem to miss it when I try to strike it; however easy a thing may seem, I always seem
to make a mess of it; Prov. Nikah maharaja
bumi: to wed the Earth-prince; to die; Prov.
Mangku-bumi: a regent: a prime minister;
Cr. Gr., 64.
Daun tutup b.: a weed; elephantopus scaber.
Tujoh petala b.: the seven folds of the earth.
These are described in the Bustdnu' s-salatin,
Bk. I..,. buna. A saltwater fish; K1.
c.j. bunut or bonot. I. Bunut paya: a plant;
pternandra ccerulescens.
II. Hujan b.: very heavy rain.;yb bunoh. Slaying; killing; the destruction of
life; (by metaphor) ending anything. Hantu
mnati di-bunoh: the ghost of a murdered
man,-a vindictive spirit; Ht. Abd., 86.
Mati di-bunoh is also used as a term of abuse.
Merak mati di-bunoh ini: this peacock destined
to come to a bad end; this gallows-bird of a
peacock; Ht. Ism. Yat., I60.
Membunoh: to kill; to murder; to execute;
to put an end to. B. pbrkataan orang: to put
an end to a heated argument, to stop angry
words; Ht. Abd., 86.
Berbunoh-bunohan: engaged in mutual
slaughter, as two battling armies; Ht. Abd.,
193, 202.
Pemnbunoh: a slayer; Sh. Ibl., 12.
Pembunohan: slaughter; Sej. Mal., 8I.

j. buni. I. Concealment; hiding; v. sembunyi,
and buniyan.
II. A tree with small acid red fruits; antidesma buni.,. bomor.
wizard.

A sorcerer; a witch-doctor;
Also bomo, q. v.

a.. bomo. A person who practises the healing
art by utilizing sorcery; a witch-doctor; a
wizard generally, a man who claims to be
able to discover stolen property for the
rightful owner, etc. The word is very common in Penang and Kedah, and is used
especially of Siamese, Chinese and Tamil
doctors, but not usually of Malays. Bomo
tablb, or tabib bomo: doctors generally;
doctors of all sorts; Ht. Gul. Bak., 5; Muj., 9.
Patut-patut orang sakit mntchari bomo, ini-kan
pula bomo nmnchari orang sakit: it is right
enough that a sick man should send for a
doctor, but here we have a doctor sending for
a sick man; a proverbial description of improper conduct as when a woman runs after a
man; or of a dependent who does not wait to
be asked before he volunteers a suggestion.

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