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GERETAK [ 564; 6 gbr6tak. I. (Onom.) The sound of much
rapping or tapping; any action which gives
out such a sound; to keep rapping; to keep
knocking one's heels against a hard surface.
Kena g.: to get a thrashing with a slipper or
any similar object; Sh. Abd. Mk., 5i.
Mleggeretakkan kuda: (of a rider) to keep
knocking one's heels against the flank of a
horse; to urge on a horse with blows from
the heel; Ht. Abd., 37.
II. (Kedah.) A bridge. See also keretak..; g6r6tek. I. (Onom.) The sound of repeated
ticking or clicking.
j;; gertok. I. (Onom.) A dull sound such as
that of a cloth being shaken out or of a carpet
being beaten.
II. Minggeretok kuman: to work off ennti
or dullness by exercise; = zmenggetuu kumlan.
if g6rktam. (Onom.) To stamp the foot in
anger.
\4 gBrda. [Skr. garada.] The "garuda" or
eagle of the Hindu divinity Vishnu; a fabulous bird often mentioned in old Malay tales;
Ht. Koris, Ht. Mar. Mah., Ht. Sg. Samb.
Also geroda.
ty^ g r6das. A backward jerk or stroke with the
thumb-nail.
cj3., gr6,dak. (Onom.) A sound such as that of a
heavy box being shut or of people dancing
on a wooden flooring or of carts rumbling
over a bridge. Geredok-geredak: the same
sound but repeated in varying degrees of
intensity; Sh. Kamp. Boy., 1o.
"j g6r6dok. See geredak..< g6r6dam. (Onom.) To slam; the sound of
repeated slamming or ramming. Geredtungeridamn: the same sound if repeated in
varying degrees of intensity..j),g6r6dum. (Onom.) A sound rather deeper
in tone than that described by gerldam, q. v.

] G:GRAK
t. girang. I. Cosmetic obtained by heating
certain materials till a kind of oil is exuded.
G. tEmpurong: a cosmetic obtained in this way
from copra.

II. Perchance, perhaps;
Usually geranlgan, q. v.

Cr. Gr., 45.

g.goring. Illness (of a raja); = sakit, but
limited in use to language regarding persons
of royal descent. Maka Sultidn gering-lah: the
Sultan fell ill; Ht. Abd., 422; Sej. Mal.,
7I. G. hitl: a headache (in courtly language);
Hit. Koris. G. Ihendak beranak: child-bearing;
Ht. Hamz., 3.
grong. I. (Onom.) MAnggerong: to growl,
of a wild animal.
II. Ikan gerong: a fish (unidentified).
~jy gerengseng. I. A bronze vessel used in
- cooking; Sh. Put. Ak., 22.
II. Jav. A class of patterns in batek sarongs.
G. wayang: one of these patterns; Ht. Gh.;
Ht. Sh.; Ht. Perb. Jaya; Sh. Bid., 6; Sh.
Ken. Tab.; Sh. Panj. Sg. G. sangupati (Ht.
Sh.), and g. lelakon ramayana (Ht. Perb.
Jaya), other varieties of patterns.
(<' gbronggang. I. Hollow, deficient in contents or core, empty.
II. See geronggong.
geronggong. I. A tall tree with small deep
red flowers; cratoxylon arborescets. Also called
gEronggang.
II. A large goitre-like swelling on the
neck.
III. A stinging medusa or jelly-fish.
iA-f gr6ngau. (Kedah.) Clawing or scratching;
scraping as one scrapes the sides of a cooking
pot.

S garfu.

[Port. garfo.] A table fork.

LS-y g(rdi or gurdi. An auger, a drill. Also
gerodi.
< grus. Rubbing the asperities off anything
so as to give it a smooth surface; sandpapering; polishing; smoothing.
j5 ggb6r6sek or (Kedah) g6r6sik. Gravel, coarse
sand. Saperti geresek di-pantai: as the sands
of the beach (in number); countless, innumerable; Prov., Ht. Jay. Lengg., Ht. Sh., Ht. Sh.
Kub., Ht. Ind. Meng. Also kerdsek.

4.. grop. (Kedah.) Projecting and scarce, as
the teeth of an old man../ g/grup. A portion of the Malay loom in which
the comb (sisir) is fixed.
4J. gerepoh. A fish (unidentified).
rg6rak. I. Movement; motion; bestirring
oneself. G. hati: emotional impulse of any
sort.
Be~irgrak: to move; to stir. Tiyada-lah& buleh
begrgeirak: unable to move; Ht. Abd., 104,
206.

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