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J". ras. I. [Hind. j\A.] The reins of a horse.
II. (Onom.) A rustling sound.
L~j) ris. I. The rope trimming round a sail; the
bolt-rope.
II. (Onom.) A rustling sound, rather
sharper in tone than that expressed by ras.
{i mrus. (Onom.) A rustling sound, similar to
that expressed by ras but duller.
\)j rosa. The impulse of physical forces; natural
internal motions such as those which impel
a man to rid himself of unassimilated matter
after digestion, or as the impulse towards
labour at the closing term of pregnancy.
aJ) rasilat. Arab. Apostleship.
i s risalat. Arab. Mission; message; embassy;
missive. Risdlatu'l-muhabbat: a message of
affection; a loving missive.
i rbstong. (Riau, Johor.) Ulceration or
phagedoena, used especially of ulceration of
the nose in syphilis, lupus and other diseases;
(Kedah) rsdong; (Menangk.) ratung; (Jav.)
lestrung.
Rokok r.: native-made cigarettes wrapped
in the leaves of certain trees which are
supposed to be remedial to this ulceration.
Pokok r.: the names given to such trees,
taberncemontana malaccensis and t. corymbosa.
rstu. I. (In literature only.) A spell, curse,
or blessing laid by a divinity or saint upon
any person in cases where such a curse or
blessing is effective and is not merely an
expression of good will or ill will. Also setu,
q. v. Iya sudah di-restuwi Sangyang Kosoma:
the spell of the God of Love has been laid
upon him; Ht. Sh.
Hilang-lah galoh rupa pe'rmpuwan,
Di-rastuwi Betara.Kala inmnjadi jantan:
the princess lost the form of a woman and
under the spell of the Great God Kala, became a man.
Merestoni: to bless or curse in this way.
In modern colloquial Malay the words setu
and restu are applied to cleansing from the
pollution caused by the touch of something
unclean, such as a pig or dog.
J".) r6sdong. See restong...A) r6sap. The gradual disappearance of anything which has been watched or traced for
some time; the loss of a path or track in
the jungle as it gradually becomes less and
less traceable from being neglected and
overgrown; the disappearance of distant

mountains on the gathering of mists.
M'resap: to disappear; Ht. Isk. Dz.

r.~) r6sak. A generic name given to a number
of trees producing a certain class of wood
used for boat-building, shorea barbata, castanopsis nephelioides, etc. Kayu resak: the wood
yielded by these trees; Sh. Sg. Kanch., 20.,-. rdsek. Shrillness; piercing, as the cry of
certain birds; sharp, of a note. Munteri bhrshru suwara-nya nterhsek: the minister cried
out in a shrill voice; Sh. Bid., 56.
Musim kebarau, panas terek,
Ayamn hutan barkukok, suwara-nya
minersek:
in the season of drought, when the heat is
intense, the jungle fowl crow in shrill sharp
notes.
The word also occurs: Sh. Abd. Mk., I6, 23.
J rasaksa. [Skr. rdksasa.] An evil spirit;raksasa, q. v.
rassam. [Arab. rasm.] Foundation; prescription; order; arrangement; constitution.
'Ibdrat negeri berubah rassam: like a state
altering its constitution,-a disastrous policy
in the eyes of the conservative Malay owing
to the feeling of insecurity thereby roused;
Prov. 'Adat rassam segala prentpuwan: the
customs to which women are constitutionally
inclined; the natural bent of women; Ht.
Gh., 202.
rAsam. [Arab. () to engrave, draw, delineate?] A common fern used in making
Malay pens, gleichenia linearis. Kalam r.: a
pen so made; Ht. Abd., 20. Saperti api makan
risam di-dalam hutan: like fire consuming the
dry fern of the forest-a metaphor for rapid
destructiveness; Ht. Ind. Meng., 258.
0V rasamala. See Vj\.
Ls. r6s6mi or rasmi. [Arab. rasinz; according
to rule.] Nature; disposition; constitutional
character; Sh. Kumb. Chumb. 17; v. rassam.
)A r6san. Taking to heart; taking as personal;
resenting as addressed to oneself; used of a
person who, though not mentioned by name,
considers that uncomplimentary remarks are
indirectly meant for him. Jangan-lah resan:
do not take offence; do not take it as a
personal reflection; Sh. Jub. Mal., i6.
Merbsan: to take as a personal reflection;
to get angry at an impersonal remark; Sh.
Lail. Mejn., 28.

Jre

ras1l. Arab. Apostle; messenger, especially
in the sense of a divine messenger or apostle
from God. Rasil Allah: the Apostle of God
-the name by which Muhammad is usually
known. Kisah sigala rasil: the Acts of the
Apostles-(literally, the story of all the
Apostles).

I Ht. Sh.: cf. also K1., maka sggala Biku Bgrahmana pun
srmuwa-nya bUrdiri mtrhstoni Radin Inu itu mZngatakan slamtat
semptrna.

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