A Malay-English dictionary,

GONJONG [ 578 ] GtNDtRANG M gonjong. Forming a very acute angle, of a Malay roof; very sharp ridged..9. ganjapuri. A (Kedah) variant of kachapuri, q.v. j. ganjak. Slight backward or forward shifting motion, as when a man pushes his chair slightly forward after taking his seat at table. Cf. genjut (which refers to similar sidelong motion). L3j gonjak. To hint at.." ganjal. I. A wedge; KI. II. (Kedah.) Uneven, odd, of a number; = (Riau, Johor) ganjil. \. ganjil. (Riau, Johor.) Uneven, odd, number; = (Kedah) ganjal and gasal. of ginjal. The kidneys. Also ktrinjal. &i gunjai. A sort of fringe or ornamental tassel or border at the end of a puggaree; an ornamental hanging added to the head-dress; Ht. Koris. Shrban yang bergunjai: a turban with a hanging ornamental end; Ht. Mar. Mah. r ganchang. Nimbleness, swiftness, agility. Em gonchang. The act of shaking anything; y causing anything to shake, rock or sway. Digontchang-nya tangan-nya: he shook the man's hand; Ht. Abd., 1oo. Buwaiyan pun di. gonchang, anak pun di-chubit: while rocking the cradle to pinch the child; to do a bad turn under cover of a good one; Prov., J. S. A. S., XI., 43. Cf. goyang. Gonchangkan and minggonchang: to shake anything. MAnggonchang locheng: to ring a bell (by shaking it). Gonchangkan sir berahi: to shake up quiescent lustful passion; to stir up or excite lust. ok genchok. I. A method of pounding padi; giving a twist to the pounder as it comes down. I. Menggenchok: to get up to dance; to start dancing. J genchel. String-like; cord-shaped. " ganchu. A crook; Ht. Gul. Bak., I39; a long stick with a hook at the end used for drawing down branches with a view to getting fruit off a tree. a ginchah. (Kedah) cleansing;- =(Riau, Johor) t kinchah, q. v. ds gunchi. A lock of hair hanging down from - under the turban; Ki. Cf. gunjai. XJ ganda. I. An idiomatic expression used in giving the number of times or occasions on which a thing is represented or reappears; time, occasion. Sa-kali ganda: once; Ht. Gh.; Ht. Abd., 350. Duwa kali ganda: twice. Ganda bUrganda: time after time; over and over again. Birganda-ganda: id.; Sh. Abd. Mk., 91. In speaking of financial transactions, ganda means cent. per cent. Makan riba ganda berganda: to charge many hundreds per cent. interest; Ht. Mar. Mah. Bayar ganda: to return the earnest-money doubled (as a penalty for the non-fulfilment of a contract). Gandakan: to repeat, to double, to multiply. Soldadu yang menjaga rurmah-nya sudah digandakan lagi: the soldiers who kept guard on his house have been doubled; the guard has been doubled; Bint. Timor, 22 Feb., I895. II. [Skr. gaudha.] Odour, perfume; a component part of the names of many flowers, e.g., gandarusa, gandasuli, etc. Such compounds are sometimes divided up in poetry; e.g., berkata bunga ganda-nya suli. III. Ganda kUsturi: (Kedah) a sweet,;(Riau, Johor) andaseturi, q. v. Also gandaseturi. d1-g g/ndaga. A variant of kendaga, q. v. J( gtndala. Hindrance, obstruction, difficulty, ') *opposition. Aral g.: id.; Ht. Sri Rama (Maxw.), 4. Pergendalakan: to obstruct; Ht. Best.,O. g6ndit. A belt, a girdle. Also kendit, q. v. \..x g6ndut. Heavy and pendulous, of the stomach; Ht. Abd., 328... gandar. I. The lever of the lesong hindek ) (rice pounder); a long handle, lever, or projection by which a heavy mass is moved up or down, or kept in position. G. chinchin: the claws in a ring which hold the gem in position. II. A variant of kandar, q. v..x. gandir. A kar gandir: a climbing plant (unidentified); J. S. A. S., III., 98..jt g6nder. A Javanese musical instrument; Sej. J Mal., I44; Ht. Mas Ed.; Cr. Hist. Ind. Arch., I., 337..>~.t g6nd6rang. A drum; a big drum beaten on special occasions as a sort of tocsin. Cf. gendang. G. arak-arakan: a processional drum; Ht. Isk. Dz. G. berangkat: a special drum beaten to announce the departure of a Sultan; Ht. Isk. Dz.; Sej. Mal., ii. G. kombali: a special drum beaten to recall an army from pursuit or to order a return to camp; Ht. Sg. Samb. G. perang: a drum beaten to call troops to arms.

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A Malay-English dictionary,
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Wilkinson, Richard James, 1867-1941.
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