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C strbet. [Dutch servet.] A serviette, a
napkin. The word is known at Riau but
not in the Straits.
qj.* sdrbas. Serbas-ssrbi: (Kedah) all sorts and
conditions of,-a variant of serba sgrbi; v.
serba.
^. s6r6bok or sbrbok. Powder, dust, very fine
powder. This word is used especially in the
sense of a thing being crushed to the smallest
of atoms. Jadi serebok sakaliyan-nya: they
were all crushed to atoms; Ht. Mar. Mah.
S. kikir: the filings in a brazier's work.
See also abok, rabok, abit, etc.
O. sgrban. I. [Pers. sarband.] A turban;
Kam. Kech., ii; Ht. Abd., xI3. Taroh pada
sgrban: to wear in the turban; Muj., 38.
Memakai s.: to put on a turban; Sh. Pr.
Ach., I5. Serbankan: to wear (a cloth)
wrapped round the head like a turban; Sh.
U., 32. Beserban: to have a turban on; Ht.
Gul. Bak., 62.
II. Numbed, insensible; loss of perception
of pain..r sdrbu or s6r6bu. Impetuous onslaught,
dashing forward, charging. Serbuwi: to
attack, to storm; Sh. Abd. Mk., no.
Mentyerbukan diri: to throw oneself impetuously against the enemy's ranks; to charge.
Sntma-samta iya nenyerbukan diri-nya di-dalant
rayat jin: they hurled themselves together
against the ranks of the evil spirits; Ht. Ind.
Jaya.
4'.-^ srbah. Serbah-serbeh: shaking out the
sarong, holding it out fan-wise and shaking
it.
4.. sOrbeh. See serbath.
ij sOrbi. Serba-serbi: (Riau, Johor) a frequentative variant of sarba, q. v.; all sorts and
conditions of, all kinds of; Ht. Abd., 216;
Sh. Lail. Mejn., 2. Also (Kedah) serbas-serbi.
Or s6rta. [Skr. sartha.] With, together with,
accompanying, while, as, and. Rajin serta
usaha': diligent and industrious. S drta dkat
salam di-beri: as he approached, he bowed;
Sh. I. M. P., I9. Serta di-lihat-nya nakhoda
itu maka kata-nya: when he saw the captain
he said; Ht. Abd., 44.
Serta-nerta: immediately, on the spot; Sh.
K. G. T., 3.

Beserta:along with, together with, in company with. B. dangan: id.; Ht. Abd., 125.
Metnyrtai: to co-operate with; to join with;
to assist; Ht. Abd., 6, 129, 438, 460; Sej.
Mal., 103., sirat. I. Jammed in an opening or interstice, held fast. Cf. rat and jerat.
II. (Kedah.) At once, immediately, without delay.
I s6ret. Combing out.
or. sdrot or s8rut. I. (Onom.) A scraping
sound.
II. Motion rearwards, retreat, giving way.
L.a. sirgtup. Closing, shutting; Ht. Gul. Bak.,
ix6.
< ssrja. A woollen cloth of some sort; serge?
'.r~ sirjan. Eng. Sergeant; J. I. A., I., 82.

s6rdadu. (Riau, Johor.) A soldier, [Port.
soldado.] Sh. Ik. Trub., I9; Sh. Lamp., 9;
Sh. Panj. Sg. Also soldadu, and (Kedah)
seri dadu.

r sardir. Pers. A commander-in-chief, a
Sirdar.
sSrdang. A tall fan-palm; livistona cochinchinonsis.
3~pwt sBredak. Very fine dust such as collects on
furniture which is not frequently dusted; the
dust into which neglected articles crumble.
Layang-layang bersarang di-guwa,
Mari di-cholek dengan peradak;
Kaseh tidak ambil petutwa
Lama-lama jadi seredak:
love that refuses to hearken to wise counsels
sooner or later will turn into dirt.
r s6r6dam. A native flute or fife of bamboo;
Sh. Sri Ben., 74; Ht. Raj. Sul., 6; Cr. Hist.
Ind. Arch., 1., 334.
r#- s&rbdeh. Tisedredeh: projecting of the
stomach or chest when a man sits loosely
down and does not hold himself stiffly erect.
S-t sardi. [Pers. and Hind.] A cold in the
head; (in horses) glanders.
-S^ surdi. Grinding down, filing down; Sh.
Pant. Shl., o1. Better serodi, q. v.
vj. sarsar. Confusion of mind; muddled, dazed;
v. sasar.
QA-m s6r6sah. Rubbish, dung, manure, filth. Also
sgrasah.

CAY

sartin. Arab. The sign Cancer in the
Zodiac.

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