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SIKIN

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sikin. [Arab. sikkin.] A knife; Ht. Suit.
Ibr., 3; Ht. Kal. Dam., 245.

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siku. The elbow; a sharp angle. Lengannya kena luka dari siku-1nya sampai ka-bahunya: his arm had a wound stretching from
the elbow to the shoulder; Bint. Tim.,
23 Februaty, 1895. Belanda terpotong tangan
dan siku: Dutchmen, with hands and forearms
cut off; Sh. Pr. Ach., I4.
S. jalan: a sharp turn in the road.
S. kedlwang: festooning with coconut leaves;
a patterni something like a succession of
festoons, suggesting to Malays the peculiar
appearance of a sleeping fruit-bat.
Berat s.: weighed down at the elbow,-a
proverbial description of a man who will
never raise his arm to do honest work. Pakai
gelang samnpai siku: wearing bracelets up to
the elbow; id., J. S. A. S., XI., 47.
Burok s.: rotten-elbowed,' —of a man who
gives a present and then asks for it back
again; Prov.
sekah. I. Nimbleness, activity of body. Iya
mzenari terlal sekah: he danced with great
agility; Sh. Ik. Trub., 12.
II. [Arab. sikkat.] The impression of the
mint; the "gllinea-stamp." See -.
sekeh. (Kedah.) Twisting, as one twists an
ear; giving a twisting motion to the grip.
sigar. I. Kain sigar: a cloth folded round
the head in a peculiar way and worn as a
headdress by the bridegroom at a wedding.
A similar headdress is worn by women when
working in the padi-fields.
II. JLa. To split or divide in two; = belah.
sigong. A digging motion with the elbow.|
AMenyigonfg: to dig in the ribs. Cf. tenbi,
siku, etc.
sigap. I. Bearing, pose; = sikap, q. v. The
word is very common in describing the
bearing of a hero or man of valour or even of
a fabulous animal; Sej. Mal., 47, 84; Ht. Sg.
Samb.; Ht. Ind. Jaya; etc.
II. Nyigalp or mentyigap: to set weapons in
order; to have one's arms ready for use; Sh.
Panlj. Sg.
segak. Gorgeously dressed; made up with!
paint and powder to conceal natural defects;
dandified generally.
segok. Bad, of work; inharmonious work;
work that offends the eye when completed.

segel. A Malay basket of rattan or wood to
keep things or trapped animals in; J. S. A. S.,
VIII., 114.
sigam. (Onom.?) A dull thumping noise.

SILA
sigai. l'angga sigai: a kind of ladder made
by lashing a long bamboo to a tree-trunk
and then either cutting notches in the
bamboo itself to act as footrests or attaching
short pieces of wood to the bamboo at short
intervals for the same purpose.
S. sireh: a short ladder for picking leaves
from the higher portions of the sireh vine.
It is made of three poles fastened together
at the top, steps being lashed across two
of them.
sigi. I. Pointing the finger of scorn at
anyone, emphasizing remarks by pointing
with the finger at the person addressed,
digging with the linger. Cf. seligi.
II. A band of thin metal round the sheath
of a kh is.
III. A torch of resinous wood.
sela. Port. A saddle.
siyal. Attended by ill-luck, ominous of misfortune, causing calamities, ill-starred, illomened-used of the cause rather than of
the victim of misfortune. Thus, the number
13 would be described (if the well-known
superstition existed among Malays) as siyal.
M3lka yang s.: a face bringing ill-luck to all
who see it, e.g., a face ith the " evil eye";
Sh. Peng., 9. Binatang s.: an animal (such
as the monitor lizard or biyawale) which it is
unlucky to meet. Sial menahun, or siyal
bertahnlz -tahli: bringing permanent ill-luck
in contradistinction to bringing immediate
but fleeting misfortune.
siyul. Whistling with the mouth. Bersiyul:
to whistle. Cf. siyut.
sila. I. [Skr. shila: good manners.] An
expression signifyitg " welcome," or used as a
polite term of request or invitation; "please,"
when addressing a prince; a respectful way of
sittiing. Sila-lath kitz bertanya: let us then
enquire, i. e., will you please join me in
enquiring; Ht. Gul. Bak., 25.
B3eang s.: a thick stiff white thread of
several strands.
GCretakz s.: doing nothing, playing the
"passenger" or "spectator" when others
vwork.
Ti/lar s.: a mat with a gold-embroidered
centre.
Silakafn: be pleased to, please come, kindly
accept. Silakan tlzwan-h/amba maso1k: kindly
enter; please come in; Ht. Sg. Samb. Silakan tenagku ka-Slat: will Your Highness come
to Singapore; Ht. Abd., 2I9. Silakan kita
bhrmaint chator: let us play chess; Ht. Gul.

Bak., II.
Bersila: to sit down in the regular Malay
fashion in contradistinction to unceremonious
ways of lying about; J. I. A., IV., 433.
Dudok bhrsila: id., Ht. Pertb. Jaya; Ht. Sri
Rama (Maxw.), 30.
Persilakan or mtnempersilakan: to invite; Ht.
Ind. Nata; Sej. Mal., 40, Io3; Cr. Gr., 33.

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