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CHiNCHALA

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CHANDA

jks chhnchala. (Kedah.) A bird better known
elsewhere by the name murai gila.,;:> chdnchalok. A relish (sambal) made of
T small prawns (udang kepai.);j) chfnchawan. A part of the anatomy of the
knee; the hollow in which the joint rests.
Minyak ch.: the oily matter in the patella or
knee-pan.
\^ chbnchawi. I. (Johor.) A bird; a kind of
''r swift with a long forked tail. Also chechawi.
II. A bridal garment; Ht. Ind. Meng.
>?t chanchang. Culminating in a point; rising
C'. to a point-as certain forms of native headdress (Ht. Abd., 231), or as a dog's tail.
Lada ch.: a kind of red pepper.
Layar ch.: a triangular sail.: chenchang or chinchang. The act of cutting anything with a slicing blow; chopping;
slashing at anything. Masing-masing meenikamt
dan mnncenlchang mayat: each and all stabbed
or slashed the corpse; Ht. Abd., 248. Ayer
di-chenchang tiyada putus: you may slash at
water but you will not cut it in two; Prov.
Bertetak cheMchang: slashing to pieces by
repeated blows; Ht. Mar. Mah.
' chencheng. Running away as fast as its
C legs can carry it, of a scared child or frightened dog.
chinchin. A ring. Sa-puloh bentok chinchin:
ten rings; Sej. Mal., I53. Sape'rti chinchin
dengan pernata: like the ring and its gem;
exactly suiting each other; Prov.; Ht. Abd., 96.

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Cl. pachat kennyang: a ring of uneven width
used to protect the linger when using the keris.
Ch. patah biramt: a ring that takes to pieces;
a puzzle ring. Also ch. patah susah and ch.
ikat susah.
Ch. peler itek, ch. pelitek and ch. pintal tiga:
a ring of three strands.
Ch. seken (shake-hands): a ring with clasped
hands in gold on it.
Ch. tanda: a betrothal ring.
Ch. tapak gajah: (i) a massive iron mooring
ring on a wharf for the use of ships, (2) a
ring with a large octagonal face.
Ch. utas: a ring set with four (or more)
stones in a row.
Ch. wafak: a talismanic ring with the horoscope engraved on it.
Liyang ch.: the hollow enclosed by a ring;
Ht. Hamz., 32.
Si-kudong dapat chinchint: a maimed man
who has found a ring, a proverbial description
of a man who has precious opportunities
which he is unable to use.
> chinchau. [Chin.: chhin-chhad.] A cold
Y ' sweet jelly. Clinchauwan: id.; Ht. Ind. Nata.
chinchu. [Chin.: tsiu-tsit.] The supercargo
of a Chinese-owned ship; the owner's representative; Pel. Abd., 24; Ht. Gh.
~.a t chenchodak. (Kedah.) The name of the
w * ell-known saw-fish or small sword-fish;=
(Riau, Johor) todak, q. v.
Singapura di-langgar cheInchodak,
Orang berkubu batang pisanrg;
Orang tuwa gila ka-budak,
Bagai bulan di-pagar bintang:
Singapore was attacked by the sword-fish,
and the people made a fence of banana-stems.
"9,_ ' chenchurut. The musk-rat, usually tikus
turl, or tikus kesturi.
L chanda. I. The strip of wood at the stern
to which the rudder is attached.
II. Ta'-chanda: to care nothing for, to set
at nought, to despise; Sh. Bah. Sing., 7; -
ta '-endah.
III. [Skr.: chhanda.] Chanda peti: a
secretaire; a casket or box with a secret
drawer or receptacle; Ht. Ism. Yat., i6. The
word is also applied (Riau, Johor) to the brass
mountings which are occasionally put on a
box to strengthen it.

IV. A short stabbing spear or javelin.
Also chandak.
V. Sportiveness, amusement, mutual jesting; Bint. Tim., 13 March, I895;-a
variant of sinda, q.v.
VI. Si-chanda-kiya mata: what slanderer,
what mischief-maker; v. chandakiya.

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Ch. belah rotan: a ring with a convex outer
surface and a smooth inner surface.
Ch. berapit: a ring with two stones.
Ch. bindu: a ring with one stone.
Ch. bunga nyior: a ring of open chain work.
Ch. chap: a seal ring.
Ch. ikat balni: a ring set with a square flat
stone.
Ch. ikat Belanda or ch. ikat Eropah: a ring
with a stone set in open filigree work so as
to permit of the sides being seen.
Ch. kerajaan: a sovereign's signet ring; the
seal of state.
Ch. kereta: a plain gold ring with a round
surface.
Ch. konang-konang sa-kebun: a ring with a
large stone set in a circlet of small gems.
Ch. konang-konang sa-taman: id.; Ht. Mas Ed.
Ch. limasan: a ring set with one stone the
surface of which is cut like a pyramidal roof.
Ch. imahar:=ch. kerajaan.
Ch. mata tiga: a ring set with three stones.

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