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RUKUN

A.) rupiyah. See 4j.
Vj rak. (Onom.) Crack!-the sound of a large
branch or tree falling; the breaking of anything under a heavy strain or on the removal
of its supports.
Rak-rok or rok-rak: the sound of anything
crashing through the jungle.
rek. (Onom.) A variant of rak, used especially of the sound of a drop of rain falling on
an atap roof. Rek-rek: drip-drip; the sound
of continuous rain on an atap roof. V. rak.
) rok. (Onom.) A variant of rak, q. v.

Sa-raksi: related by affinity, (hence) suited,
capable of. Ibu bapa-nya tiyada sa-raksi ie'metiliharakan diya: his parents were not capable of bringing him up; Ht. Abd. In this
case the inability is suggested as inexplicable;
the parents did not seem fated to bring up
their children successfully. The form sa-rasi
also occurs.
II. Yielding fragrance; the process of perfulming by putting fragrant herbs or flowers
into anything so as to let them impart their
fragrance to it. Minyak di-raksi: perfumed
oil; perfume made from flowers; Ht. Sh. Kub.;
Sh. Bid., 66.
lMeraksi: to perfume. M. peraduwan: to
perfume a bed (by strewing flowers over it
during the daytime); Ht. Sh. Kub.
Peraksi: any flower used for perfume; Ht.
Koris; Ht. Sh. Kub. Laksana bunga jadi
peraksi: like a flower which can be only used
for perfumery; a faded flower; one which has
lost its beauty; Sh. Pant. Shl., 2.
rakam. Arab. Writing; numerical signs;
the pointing of a text.;V.) rakna. A gem, a princess; see ratna.:5 r0kat. Adhesion; sticking; cleaving. Perekat: gum. Cf. lekat.

LJM~) rraksa.

[Skr. rasd? ] Mercury; quicksilver

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(a mineral which plays a considerable part in
the Malay pharmacopeia; v. Muj., 62, 63, 66,
70, etc.).
Penitmbul raksa: the rising of mercury to the
surface (of the human body when struck by a
weapon and so intercepting the weapon); a
system of ensuring invulnerability, according
to Malay belief, by small doses or subcutaneous injections of mercury; cf. ksbal.,\-j raksasa. [Skr. riksasa.] An evil spirit of
the Hindu mythology; a tusked man-eating
ogre of hideous appearance and repulsive
habits; Ht. Abd., 5; Ht. Sg. Samb.; Ht.
Sh. Mard.; Ht. Ind. Nata, etc.
Sa-tbngah korang 'akal dan behascr,
Tingkah dan laku bagai raksasa:
some are wanting in wisdom and manners,
and their manners and customs are those of
ogres; Sh. Nas., 9.
)\cj raksamala. A tree (altingiana) yielding a
perfumed gum. Also rasamala.
) raksi. I. Union; commingling; a system of
fortune-telling by the calculation of affinities;
a method of finding out whether a proposed
marriage is likely to be successful by adding
the numerical values (according to the abjad)
of the names of the bride and bridegroom and
so discovering whether they combine to form
a lucky number or no. In some cases the
total number formed by the values of the two
names is divided by nine, and the results of
the marriage are predicted according to the
balance left over by the division. 'Di-raksi
nama-nya: their names were calculated out;
Ht. Best.
Raksikan: to calculate such an affinity.
Meraksi: to mingle; to be mixed with.
Lilin di-raksi detgan susu: wax mingled with
milk, a simile for a much admired complexion; Ht. Gul. Bak., 50.

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raka'at. Arab. The bowing of the body in
prayer. This incurvation of the body from
time to time serves as a measure of the
duration of a prayer. Sembahyang etpat raka'at: a prayer of length involving four genuflections (literally, incurvations); Muj., 14.
Semnbahyang duwa raka'at: a prayer only two
genuflections in length; Ht. Abus., I6.

r6kam. Marah mtrekam: (Kedah) silent
wrath; anger that is not expressed.
r rSuln. Similarity; resemblance; the formation of a match or pair. Kuda sa-rekun: horses
forming a match or pair; horses matching
each other. Cf. rakan.
@ rukun. Arab. Column; pillar; support;
fundamental basis or doctrine.
Bagitu-lah 'ddat hukunz Islam,
Puwasa siyang makan-nya mtalaz:
such is the fundamental law of Islam, we must
fast by day and eat only at night; Bint. Tim.,
6th March, 1895.
Rukun is also used (by extension) of an important auxiliary or implement for anything
else. Rukuntpada Shaitdn: auxiliaries to Satan;
tools for the devil's work; Ht. Mar. Mah.

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