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LARUT

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LANGUT,jl) larut. To drag, of the anchor.

laras. I. Smooth and cylindrical; the stem
of a tree; the barrel of a gun. Senapang duwa
laras: a double-barrelled gun.
II. Terang laras: the doubtful light of very
early dawn.,J)> laris. Jav. In demand; selling well, of goods.
Pelaris berjuwal-beli: a charm to make one's
goods sell well; Muj., 75. 'Ilmu pelaris or
hikmat pelaris: id.
X Slarang. Prohibition. Larangan: a thing
prohibited. Larangan Allah dan rasul-nya:
things forbidden by God and by the Prophet;
Ht. Abd., 480. Bukit larangan: a hill which
is tabooed; a hill which men are forbidden
to approach; Ht. Abd., I98. Hutan larangan:
a forest which it is forbidden to enter; Ht.
Mas. Ed.
Larangkan: to forbid, to prohibit; Ht. Abd.,
73, I99. Melarangkan: id.; Ht. Abd., I72, 258.
Buta larang or buta larangan: permanent
myopia.
c larong. A native coffin or bier.
~)"' larap. I. Readily saleable; in demand;
selling well; = laris.
II. (Kedah.) Smarting; very painful.
III. Larapan: the rest for the chisel-holder
(a copper-smith's term).
IV. Multiplicity. Melarapkan tali: to
separate the strands of a rope.," larak. I. Close together, as the seeds of a
durian which has little pulp in it; J. S. A. S.,
VIII., I28.
II. Akar larak: a monkey rope which when
tapped yields a greenish water; melodorum
fidgens?
A3 larek. Turning by the use of a turning-lathe;
polishing and rounding a surface. Gading dilarek: rounded and polished ivory; a simile
for a beautiful breast; Ht. Gul. Bak., 147.
Pauh di-larek: a polished pauh nut; a simile
for a beautiful heel; Ht. Jay. Lengg.
Larekkan: to round and polish by the use of
a lathe; to turn; Ht. Mash., I9. Malarek:id.;
Ht. Ind. Meng.
~ larau. Disturbance, confusion; annoyance,
stirring up. Membalas larai: to pay out a
man for annoying you; Ht. Sh.
Melarau: to be intractable; to be naughty,
of a child.

"J laru. An ingredient used in making native
J sugar. The staple in this ingredient is lime
such as is used with sireh leaf.

l^b larah. Berlarah-larahan: one after another;
in succession; - an expression used especially
of people toasting each other. Maka minumnlah terlalu ramiai-nya bersulang sulangan dan
berlarah-larahan: they drank very festively,
sometimes drinking in unison, sometimes
toasting each other in turn; Ht. P. J. P.;
Ht. Sh.
L5Jd lari. Running; to run (but not of liquids
running, which is alir); to escape from.
L. mngngaji: playing truant; Ht. Abd., 28.
Lariyan: running; a place on which anything
runs. Pelariyan: id. P. kota: the terrace behind the battlements of a fort; Ht. Mar. Mah.
Larikan: (i) to run from, to escape; (2) to
cause to run; (3) to run away with. Mglarikan:
id. M. chukai: to evade payment of taxes. M.
kuda: to fnake a horse gallop. M. gundek
Sultan Johor: to run away with a secondary
wife of the Sultan of Johor; Ht. Abd., 391.
Berlari: to run; Ht. Abd., 66, 94, Ii6.
Berlari-lari: to keep running; Cr. Gr., 57.
Berlariyan: to be running; Ht. Gul. Bak.,
21, 69.
>, a lizim. Arab. Dependent, necessary, connected; transitive, of a verb..., lazuwardi. [Pers. lazuward.] Lapis lazuli;
Ht. Sh.; Ht. Ind. Jaya; Sh. Put. Ak., I5.
J lasa. Paralysed, numbed. Dan anggota yang
JL% lasa mnenjadi lagi rasa: the numbed limbs recover the power of sensation; Muj., 59. Turmboh
lasa: a swelling at the back of the neck.
Kayu lasa: the yoke.
| lasak. Pakaiyanpelasak: working-day clothes;
every day wear.
> lasom or lasum. Batek lasom: a special
~D kind of painted sarong of Javanese make.
lmpama batek lasom makin basoh bgrtambah
bau: like batek lasom cloth which increases
in fragrance the more you wash it; improving
with time and use; Prov.
\ lasu. Change of taste consequent on food. being kept; staleness, overripeness.
lasah. Striking, switching; (by metaphor)
working continually, always on the move.
s langit. The sky, the heavens. Tujoh petala
langit: the seven folds of heaven; the seven

strata of the sky; Sh. Jub. Mal., i2; Bust.
Sal. Langit-langit: a canopy; a cloth ceiling;
Ht. Abd., 177; Sej. Mal., 96; Sh. Peng., 13.
Kgrongkongan langit-langit: the roof of the
mouth; Ht. Jay. Lengg., langut. Melangut: to gaze with longing at
anything, as a hungry boy looks at cakes.

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