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sakal. Striking, knocking against,-used
especially of a contrary wind. Turun-lah
utara angin sakal: an unfavourable wind blew
down on us from the North; Pel. Abd., 11.
A ngin pun terlalu sakal, hampir-lah iya mgnyusor
pantai laut: the wind was very unfavourable,
it seemed almost to follow the very coast-line
(which we were travelling up); Ht. Best.
Harus-lah di-sakal 'akal-mu dtngan sendok:
your mind wants beating up with a spoon;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 28. Kena sakal: to get a
beating,-of a naughty boy.
sakan. (Kedah.) Big and strong, of houses,
etc.; big and sturdy, of men.
saku. Eur. A small canvas bag, a small
sack or satchel, a pocket. Iya pun nmengeluwarkan satu rupiyah e-mas dari-dalam sakunya: he took out a gold coin from his pocket;
Ht. Abd., 266.
sakai. Followers, retainers, dependents; a
name also given to aboriginal tribes as being
theoretically races subject to the Malays.
Kaum keluwarga-nya dan ra'iyyat sakai-nya:
his family and dependents; Pel. Abd., 21.
Penghulu s.: a chief of an aboriginal tribe;
Ht. Mar. Mah. Adapun Sakai itu ya-itu
keadaan-nya saperti kami ini juga akan-tetapi
marika-itu biyasa tinggal di-atas pohun kayu:
the Sakai aborigines are like us in race but
they are in the habit of living on trees; Ht.
Abd., 388.
The word also occurs, in the form sagai and
with the meaning "dependents": Ht. Isk.
Dz.; Ht. Hamz., 67.
saga. Buwah saga: the Indian pea; the
seeds of adenanthera pavonina. Biji saga: id.;
(by metaphor) bloodshot, fiery of the eyes.
Mata-nya saptrti buwah saga yang masak lakunya: his eyes were red as the ripe Indian pea; A
Ht. Sh. Kub. Bagai saga di-atas talam: like
a pea on a platter; rushing from side to side
at the least movement; uncertain and vacillating behaviour; Prov., J. S. A. S., XXIV.,
Io8.
This pea was also used as a measure of
weight for gold, and so, indirectly, for a coin
or measure of exchange, the equivalent of that
weight. Suga K.enderi; id. Suwatu saga mas
pun tiyada ku lihat: I have not seen the least
fraction of a coin; Ht. Hamz., ii.
Sayang perigi bernama telaga,
Pagar di-ikat rotan sega;

Mas tinggi naik herga,
Di-uji timbang lebeh sa-saga:
high indeed is the rise in the value of this
gold for, when tested and weighed, it is found
to be a saga (a very small fraction indeed)
more;-a proverbial pantun ridiculing fuss
over trifling differences.

Other plants to which the name saga is
given are:
S. betina: a small climbing herb with round
scarlet and black seeds, abrus precatoius;
S. gajah: a large tree with twisted red pods
and black seeds, pithecolobium fasciculatun;
S. kayu: microntelum pubescens;
S. paya: a climber with greenish white
flowers, dalbergia junghuhtnii: akar s. mlolek:
lettsonia rubicunda.
S.LY sagat. To rasp a coco-nut.
sagar. [Pers..] Sugar. Saperti sagar
dengan-nya ssu: like sugar and milk; exactly
suited to each other; Prov., Ht. Perb. Jaya.
Laksana susu terchampor sagar: id.; Sh. Kamp.
Boy., 12. Saprlti lautan madu berpantaikan
sagar: like a sea of honey with a shore of
sugar; a symbol of extreme sweetness; Ht.
Koris.
Also sakar and shakar.. Sagor. A dug-out. Perahut sagor: id.
5L sagang. Propping up or buttressing, used
when the prop rises at an angle from the
ground and does not come up vertically
(tongkat).
S. kota mara: the peculiar props keeping the
gun-shield in position.
~ p sagun. [Jav. sagon from sagu.j A Malay
delicacy made of rice-flour, rasped coco-nut,
and salt. Also sagun-sagun.
y, sagu. I. Sago. S. belanda: arrowroot.
S. rendang: pearl sago; Ht. Abd., 20o;
Sej. Mal., 151. S. tampin: sago in wrappers;
Pel. Abd., 78. S. tepong: sago flour, sago
dust.
II. Sagu-sagu: a sort of javelin used by
the pirates in olden days.
cjs sagai. I. Followers, dependents, retainers;
Sh. Bid., 54, I33; Hit. Isk. Dz.; Ht. Hamz.,
67;-a variant of sakai, q. v.
II. (Kedah.) A cake made of potato-flour,
coco-nut and rice-flour.
d~ sagi. See s~gi.
sal. I. Pers. Year.
II. [Hind. shdl.] A shawl. Sdl tersangkut
kapada bahu: a shawl slung over the shoulder;
Sh. Jur. Bud., 43. Sal kashmirl: a Cashmere
shawl; Sh. Ul., 28.

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salut. Wrapping, enwrapping, enfolding in
any material. Di-salut-nya dengan kain
kuning: wrapped in yellow cloth; Ht. Abd.,
422. Ekor-nya bersalutkan emas sa-puloh mutu:
its tail was encased in pure gold; Ht. Sh.
Kub.

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