A Malay-English dictionary,

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L.3d debas. (Onom.) The sound made by a
current of air from a bellows; cf. dgbus.

~V. dbbus.
through
blowing

(Onom.) The sound of a bird flying
the air; the sound of a strong wind
through a belt of trees. Cf. debas..- d6bong. I. (Onom.) The sound of a blow
on a big drum, or any similar sound.
II. (Riau, Johor.) A sirehi-pouch made of
pandanus or lontar leaf.
Jl.u d6bap. (Onom.) The noise of a fruit falling
on soft ground, or of a book falling on its flat
side. Berdebap: to fall, making this sound.
-.4 d6bop or d6bup. (Onom.) A sound similar
to that described by debap but duller in intensity. Also debok and debuk..J^ dbak. (Onom.) A "slapping" sound; the
sound of the hand clapping a soft sounddeadening surface.
~j.- d6bek. I. (Onom.) The sound of a thin
flat object falling on a soft surface. Cf. debak
and debok.
II. (Perak.) The bleating of goats. Masok
kawan kambing bdbebek: to bleat when you
enter the company of goats; to do in Rome as
the Romans do; Prov., Ht. Raj. Don., 14.
Cf. e'mnbek.
j3. d6bok or d6buk. (Onom.) A sound such
as that of fruit falling on soft ground; cf.
debak and debop.
f d6bum. (Onom.) The sound of a heavy
"booming" fall. Diya-pzu brbdebum terjun
ka-bawah: he fell thundering down.I
y.d dibu. Dust, haze; Muj., 35; Kam. Kech., 6;
-a variant of lebut; cf. abu and habok.
D. duli: a royal title; Ht. Ind. Meng.; the
equivalent of lebu duli, q. v.
Laut berdbu: sea so far from land that the
coast appears as a mere shadowy line on the
horizon; cf. jerebu.
~j^ dabir. Pers. A scribe, a writer, a notary;
K1., v. d. W. Dubir: id., Pijn.
10j d6tas. (Onom.) The crackling of dry leaves
or crisp paper; the cracking of egg shells; cf.
tetas.
PA doting. (Penang.) The twanging of a
tightly-stretched string when made to quiver.
Usually lting, q. v.
d6tek. (Onom.) The sound of cracking
timber.

\; datya. [Skr. daitya.] A Titan; see j\.
c\^ dajj&l. Arab. Lying, a false and lying spirit;
the false Messiah; Antichrist; (by extension
of meaning) false, foolish and senseless, of
conduct; deception by practical jokers.
Dengan dajjdil mnuka-mu sa-ruta,
Jtngkau-lah Iblis!
your face is that of the Arch-Deceiver; you are
the Spirit of Evil himself! Sh. Ibl., i. A mat
dajjdl sunggoh akan fe'el-nya: he was of a most
lying disposition; Ht. Raj. Sul., I7. Pirkataan dajjdl tidak mtengerti: unable to see
through deceptive words; Sh. Panj. Sg.;.,, d6chit. (Onom.) A twittering or squeaking
sound; the cries of mice or swallows. Serta
lalu kuching, tikus tidak berdechit lagi:
when the cat passes, the mice stop squeaking; Prov.
This word is often made intensely onomatopoeic, and is pronounced (Riau) chi"t, (Kedah)
lcchienk, (Province Wellesley) lechient, etc., d6chor. (Onom.) The noise made by a jet
of water spouting out of a tap. Cf. panchor,
etc.
~... deching. (Onom.) The chinking or clinking
of small coin.,A-.. d/chah. (Romipin and Endan in Pahang.)
You, thou; C. and S.

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dakhil. Arab. Ingrained; innate; trusty.
dedaru. See darn and dewadaru.
d6dalu. A generic name for parasites of the
mistletoe class. The forms of this word are
very numerous: (Kedah) nuealu, (Province
Wellesley) dalu and dendalu, (Riau, Johor)
bendalu, (Pahang) dedalu, (Trengganu) genalu,
(Orang laut) te'nalu; also betalu, bindalu, and
ke-mendalu..- dbdar. A touch of fever; a feverish and low
state of health without marked illness.
(y-J d6das. (Onom.) A rattling or crackling
noise; cf. detas, tetas, etc.
^..-^ d6dap. I. The name given to a number of
large trees (with scarlet flowers); erythrina
indica, erythrina stricta, and others; Muj., 88;
Ht. Koris; Sh. B. A. M., 12; Sh. Pant. Shl.,
3. These trees are principally used as pepper
supports. Laksana bunga dedap; sunggoh
merah berbau tidak: like the dedap flowers,
crimson but scentless; fair but useless; Prov.
D. laut: the plant hibiscus tiliaceus. Also
baru laut.
A kar d.: a large climber with great masses
of orange flowers; bauhinia integrifolia.

I From an unpublished " Penglipor Lara " tale.

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