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CHAWANG

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CHIITARAASA?~. chawang. A branching-off; dividing into
two or going off at an angle; the primary
branches of a tree; forked. Terus meterus
tiyada chawang-nya: going straight to the
point, not going off at a tangent; straight not
forked; Sh. Sri Bun., 77. Hinggap di-chawang
pohuli ghzaru: perched on the branch of a
sandalwood tree; Sh. Bur. Nuri, 15. Ta'te-tu chawang chakap: you cannot tell what
direction his talk will take. See also chabang,
of which this word is a variant.

V chsbis. A tatter. Sa-chebis: a small piece;
a rag of anything; cf. chabir..~. ch6bak. I. Excavating; digging by striking the earth with a heavy sidelong blow.
II. Chebak-chebok: (Onom.) the sound of
a man trampling through a muddy place.
ch6bek. Pouting; to pout; v. che-bil and
chleibai.
B. ch6bok. See chebak.

J\>. chawak. I. A dimple.
II. A leash..V chaul. Kain chaud: a shawl with a fringe; a
cummerbund with a fringe at the end; Ht.
Ind. Jaya.
chawan. [Chin. chlh-odn? a teacup.] A. small cup or bowl of porcelain; a cup without a handle. Menuwangkan sa-chawan aycr
tawar dalam laut: to pour a teacupful of fresh
water into the sea (with the idea of removing
its saltness); a useless attempt; Prov., Ht.
Abd., 357.
Ch. pinaung: a small metal cup used for putting areca-nut into and so called because of its
shape being like that of a Chinese tea-cup.
cf)- chawi. I. (Johor, Riau.) The bolt which
' is put into the axle of a wheel to prevent its
getting loose; (Singapore and Hindustani)
chabi.
II. (Johor.) The name of a kind of swift
with a forked tail. Also chechawi and chenchlawi.
u ochahar. Purging; diarrhoea; watery stools;
fluidity of the foeces.
*r. chayer. Thin, of liquids; watery, of viscous substances. Lunipor chayer: thin mud;
mud with much water in it. Bubor yang chaycr: thin broth; Sh. Abd. Mk., II5. Langit
runtoh bumi chayer: if the sky falls, the earth
dissolves; a prince's underlings are crushed
by his fall; Prov., J. S. A. S., II., 157.
g.
% chaing. Picked to pieces-of cloth; sliced
to pieces, of meat; hashed; minced..b> chayu. A state mattrass or divan cushion.
Usually chiyu, q. v.
bj. ch6bor. (Onom.) The sound of a heavy
body falling into water; the sound of a
plunge; a plunge. Menchgborkan diri: to
plunge into anything-as a scorpion is said to
plunge into surrounding fire; Ht. Sg. Samb.;
or as a suicide (by suttee) casts herself into
the flames; Ht. Sg. Samb. Maka gunwog itupun trchzebor-lah ka-tengah laut: the mountain
fell heavily into the sea; Ht. Ind. Jaya.
Jangan terchebor ka-dalam api nuraka: do not
let yourself be hurled into the fires of Hell;
Ht. Best. Cf. also Sh. Lail. Mejn., 54.

ch~bil.
che-bai.

(Singapore.) To pout. Also chdbek

c^" ch6ban. A kind of casuarina; KI., Pijn.
chebai. Chlbek-chebai: a sulky expression
on the mouth and face; pouting; to pout.
Cf. chebil.
%tz> chat. [Chin. chhat.] Paint; oil paint. Chat
biru: blue paint; woad; Ht. Abd. 48I.
Sapiu chat: the act or art of painting; painting. Rumah bllariut di-sapu chat: a newlypainted house; a proverbial description of an
old dandy.
Tukang chat: a painter.
chit. (Onom.) The twittering or squeaking: noise made by young birds in a nest or by
mice. Clhok-chit and chit-chit: id. Cf. dechit.
II. (Kedah.) A word of command used to
an elephant to make him approach or sidle up
to anything.
- chut. (Kedah.) A word enjoining silence;
- an interjection meaning "dinyam."

v"- chitta. I. [Skr. chitta or chinta.]
emotion. Also chita and chinta, q. v.

Feeling,

II. [Cf. Hind. chhinta.] Chintz, cotton
prints; Ht. Abd., 104, 231, 354; Ht. Sh.
Kub. Also chita and kain chita.
\,. chdtgra. I. [Skr. charitra.] A story, a
tale, a narrative. Better chhritera, q. v.
II. [Skr. chhatra.] A kind of umbrella or
sun-shade with a hanging fringe. This
umbrella is borne over the head of a prince,
and is an emblem of rank.
Raja Acheh berpayong pawat,
Payong chltera raja di-Juddah:
the kings of Acheen use the payong pawat,
and those at Jeddah the payong chetra; Sh.
Bur. Nuri, 30.
The payong pawat (or bawat) is a small
umbrella carried in the train of a prince and
not borne over his head.,i}. chitarasa. [Skr. chitrarasa.] Taste; pleasant taste; deliciousness.

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