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jl1m jlma. (Skr. janrma.) Incarnation; the assumption of human form; a man. Menjele'ma:
to be incarnated, of a divinity assuming human
form, as when Vishnu in the Hikdyat Sang
Samba becomes incarnate in Krishna; to
be born again, according to the doctrine of
metempsychosis, as when Darmadewi becomes
re-incarnated in Yajnawati, (Ht. Sg. Samb.);
(less correctly) to be transformed into a man,
as when Chandra Kirana under the curse of
Kala is turned into a male warrior for seven
years and wanders over the earth as Panji
Samerang.
Dewa sakti bulan petznama,
Beirpe'rang dengan mambang di-awazn;
Jikalau mati balek mienjele~ma,
Tuwan-ku juga patek pertuwan:
were I to die and be re-incarnated, I would
again take thee for my Lord; Ht. Koris.
Laksamana bertauam selaseh,
Buwah berduri jatoh ka-hiuma;
Bagai-mana tidak-kan kaseh,
Sana sa-bangsa, sata-b m1nfjelema:
how could they do aught but love each other,
they come of the same race and were re-incarnated together; Ht. Ind. Meng.
Penjelemaan: an incarnation or re-incarnation; the form assumed by anyone after death
or transformation. Entah-pun peniljelemaan
dewa-dewa grangan: can this then be the form
of some divinity incarnate? Ht. Gul. Bak.,
68.
j.limpat. A digression or break on one's
journey. Miljelimpat: to break one's journey.
4A- j16elmpah. iMInjeletmpah: to rot in large
quantity-of fruit on a tree.
~ l. j6lan. (Kedah.) Terjelan: darting out, slipping out, of the tongue; jelir.:.?- jbluntong. I. A large tree; better jelutong,
q. v.
II. A black monkey; usually lotong and
jelutong, q. v.
III. A skin eruption; measles or chickenpox. Also chachar jeluntong.
j; 6 jlantek. The Java sparrow; more usually
jelatek.
":Jb j6lantah. Unequally and insufficiently cooked, as food which is underdone on one side.
Cf. mtegtah.

J. j6lau. Looking at anything. JeIgok jelali: id.
LJ,. jBjluwat. A significant look out of the corner
of the eye (jfling) if accompanied by other
signs or motions; an intensive of jeling.

jOlutong. I. A big tree which yields an
inferior india rubber, dyera maingayi and dyera
costulata.
J. badak: tabernwmtontana corymbosa.
J. laut: (Sing.) a small milky plant growing
on the sea-shore, euphorbia atoto.
J. pipit: dyera costulata.
II. A black species of monkey; more commonly known as lotong.
MenVjealutong: (Penang) to "monkey around,"
a slang expression describing a man " on the
loose."
jlujor. Loose sewing; temporary stitching;
tacking; as when a coat is stitched up to try
the fit before being finally sewn up.
j6lojoh. Gluttonous. Also gelojoh.
jelurai. The name of a cake. Also jala urai.
j6luwang. Thin Chinese paper; kite paper;
tissue paper.
j6longak. Holding one's head aloft; also
jelangak, q. v.

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j,cAp. je1uwak. The sound made by a person preparatory to expectorating.. j/lah. Clear; unobstructed-of the view;
distinct, of colouring... je1ai. I. A kind of millet, aphania paucijuga.
* Also henjeflai, efjelai, lenjelai and kedelai.
II. Ikanjelai: a fish (unidentified); Sh. Ik.
Trub., 14.
| jall. Arab. Clear; conspicuous: = nyata.
Terjali: recognized; accepted; Sh. Sri Ben.,
78. This form is, however, really a variant of
the Arabic tajalli, a derivative of jali.. > julita. Neat; pretty; graceful; slender;
usually in the compound form julai-julita.
jiingar. Metnjelingar: not to take seriously
to heart; to half remember, half forget.
ijL. jelepok. (Onom.) The sound of a fall of a
soft flat article upon a soft surface; flopping..\. jalil. Arab. Illustrious; noble; great; distinguished.
j6linap. I. Menjelinap: to shoot aheadas a horse or boat in a race; to overshoot the
mark-as a needle which makes too long a
stitch.
II. Prying about another person's property,
of an inquisitive visitor.

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