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A.,i tamisha. Pers. A show; a spectacular
festival; the "sights" or "lions" of a place -
Melihat tamndsha itu: to see that sight (the
blowing up of the Malacca fort); Ht. Abd.,
66. Melihat tamasha keyangan: to see the
sights of heaven; Ht. Gul. Bak., I44..t timali. Tali temali: cordage of all sorts; v.
tali.
ai tamfm. Arab. End, finished.
timba. A small light bucket, usually of upeh,
used to pour water over a bather or to bale
out water. Telaga mnnchari timba: the well
goes in search of the bucket; the woman
makes love to the man; a reversal of the
regular order of things; Prov.
Karam di-laut buleh di-timba;
Karamt di-hati sudah sa-kali:
if you are swamped at sea, you can bale
out the boat; if you founder in your affections,
your heart is wrecked for ever; Prov., J.S.A.S.,
II., 153. Putus timba, tinggal tali: the bucket
breaks off, leaving only the cord; losing the
useful and being left with the useless; Prov.,
Marsd. Gr., 209.
T. ruwang: the bucket for baling out a
boat; (less correctly) the well from which a
boat or ship is baled out.
Menimba: to bale water. Minimba ruwang:
to bale out a boat. Angin menimba ruwang:
a side wind which causes a boat to heel over
and so empties the well.
Tertimba: baled out; emptied out by baling.
Maka di-pertimba orang tiyada tertimba ayer
ruwang lagi: the men baled away but the
water in the boat's well could not be emptied
out; Sej. Mal., 46.
Daun timba tasek: a plant (unidentified).
iJ. timbatar. A worm (unidentified); K1.
3. t6mbatu. I. The fruit of the nipah. Saperti
tembatu di-hInpas rupa-nya: (disintegrating)
like the fruit of the nipah when dashed on the
ground; falling into pieces; Ht. Sh. Kub.;
Ht. Koris.
II. A tree, parinarium nitidum..L- t6mbadau. A small wild ox, found in Borneo.
A-. t6mbangau. (Selangor.) A forest tree (unidentified).
Ui. timbakang. A fish (unidentified); also
called tebakang.,/. timbakul. A species of saltwater fish,
which swims with its head above water.
The size of its head and its peculiar motion
give it the appearance of a man carrying a
basket; cf. bakul.

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timbakau. [Port. tabaco.] Tobacco; Ht.
Ind. Meng.; Ht. Abd., 203. TBnbakau jawa:
native grown tobacco; Ht. Abd., 381. T.
belati: imported tobacco, or tobacco prepared
by European methods.
timbaki. A flying lizard (unidentified); K1.
timbaga. [Skr. tdmnraka.] Copper; brass;
a name given to pure copper and to a number
of its alloys.
T. kuning: brass polished to shine like gold.
T. merah: dull red brass.
T. perunggu: gun metal.
T. puteh: nickel.
T. suwasa: copper mixed with gold.

Bunga t.: a kind of flower, crinum asiaticum.
Also called bunga t. suwasa.
Buwaya t.: a kind of crocodile with copper
coloured scales.
Kupang t.: copper ten-cent pieces-a colloquial expression to describe empty boasts
that deceive no one.
Rumput t.: a kind of grass, isch1etmumi muticuzt.
Ketembagaan: brazen character. Supaya
jangan ketembagaan uji: so that it should not
turn out to be brass (false) on its being tested
with the touchstone; Sh. Jub. Mal., I6., tambat. Tying up; fastening up; tethering.
Saperti rusa kena tambat: like a tethered deer;
helpless; Prov., J. S. A. S., II., 142. Ditanmbat tidak bertali: united, yet without a
bond; living together, yet not married; Prov.,
J. S. A. S., XXIV., Io5.
Tambati: to fasten; Sej. Mal., II6.
Tantbatkan: to have (an animal or thing)
fastened or tied up; Ht. Abd., 30, 75, 296;
Sej. Mal., 63, 149, etc. Menambatkan: id.;
Sej. Mal., 149; Ht. Ism. Yat., 185.
Bertantbatan: able to be tied up, having
fastenings. Perahu bertambatan dagang bertepatan: where vessels can be moored and
goods enjoy security; a proverbial description of a good trading resort.
Penambat: a tether, a fastening; Sh. Dag.,
I2; Arabian Nights, 83.
Pertanbatan: the act or process of tying or
tethering. Tali pertambatan hati manusiya: a
cord for attaching to oneself the hearts of
men; Ht. Abd., 79.
Tertambat: fastened; tied up; tethered;
hobbled; Ht. Abd., 357.
tJ- tambar. Black, inferior in quality, e. g., of
rice; K1.
tambor or tambur. Eur. Drum; drumming; Sh. Si Lemb., 53; Ht. Fut. Sh., 37;
Bint. Tim., 13 March, 1895, etc.
\u tambbra or tOmbira. (Batav.) A large
carp = (Johor) tebera. Also kedera, q..v.

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