A Malay-English dictionary,

LAWAN [ 594 ] LAYAK

3)" lawan. Opposition; withstanding; competition; to resist, to combat. Lawan bertikam:
to have a contest in the use of stabbing
weapons. Api itu tetekala iya kechil itu kawan
mnaka apabila bisar kelak menjadi lawan: fire,
when in small quantities, is a friend; but when
it becomes large it is an enemy; Prov., Ht.
Abd., 418.
Lawani: to contend against, to strive against,
to rival; Sej. Mal., I27.
Berlawan: in rivalry, comparable; Cr. Gr.,
78.
Melawan: to combat, to fight; Ht. Abd., 30,
4I5, 477 -A lawah. Unimpeded, of the view; = lawas,
q. v.
ep"J lawi. Bulu lawi: (Riau, Johor) the long
feathers in a cock's tail.
J^ lahad. See lahad.
p.J lahar. (Kedah.) A pool, a muddy pond or
mere; Ht. Kal. Dam., 72; Ht. Perb. Jaya.
Also (in literature) wilahar.

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lahir. A colloquial variant of dlahir, q. v.
lahang. [Jav. and Sundanese.] A fermented
drink better known among Malays as nira.
lahap. Ptlahap: a glutton, a voracious eater.
layar. I. A sail; to sail. Layar timpa
tiyang: the sail strikes down the mast; our
mainstay has turned traitor; Prov. Belayar:
to sail.
Kain entelas dari udara,
Pakaiyan anak raja wilanda;
Bahtria mas, layar-nya sutera,
Hendak belayan antgin tiyada:
the ship is of gold and its sails are of silver;
but when we wish to sail the wind is lacking;
Ht. Ind. Meng.
L. agong: the mainsail.
L. apit: a lug-sail with reefs.
L. batang: a triangular sail like a lateen sail.
L. bulu ayam: a sail intermediate in
appearance between a lug and a lateen sail.
L. dastor: a studding-sail; Pel. Abd., I20.
L. pengapoh: a topsail.
L.n. Plyorong: a mizzen.
L. samandera: a sprit-sail.

Pekaki 1.: the boom.
Tibar 1.: a part of the wall included in the
angle formed by the sloping sides of the roof.
Melayarkan: to put a ship to sea; Ht. Hg.
Tuw., 3.
Pelayaran: a journey by sea.
II. Eng. A lawyer. See loyar.
layor. I. Parching, blasting, scorching up.
Melayor: to parch. Malka terbit-lalz matahari
ielayor panas-nya: the sun rose with scorching
heat; Ht. Ind. Nata.
II. Ikan layor: a fish; trichiurus haunila?.s lais. I. Ikan lais: a stinging fresh-water fish;
J. S. A. S., XXIV., 0o2.
II. Melais: to back water (in rowing).
layang. Flying; soaring in the air; being
borne through the air as a leaf borne along by
the wind.
Buwah sunbu 1.: a fruit (unidentified).
Layang-layang: (I) a generic name for birds
of the swallow or swift type, Sh. Ung. Bers.,
5; (2) a kite, Ht. Abd., 22, 31. Ka-nana
hendak pergi layang-layang itu, tali ada ditangan kita; how can that kite get away while
the string is in our hands; how can a debtor
escape when we hold substantial bail for him;
Prov., J. S. A. S., II., I49. Layang-layang
putus tali-ya: a kite, the string of which has
been broken; at the mercy of fortune; Prov.,
J. S. A. S., XI., 75.
Berlayangan: in the act of flying; Sh. Sg.
Kanch., 9; Ht. Koris.
Me~ayang: to fly, to be borne away by the
wind; Ht. Sg. Samb., Ht. Jay. Lengg.
Kalau getah meleleh, kalau daun mnelayang:
if gutta, it will trickle down near you; if a leaf,
it will fly away; friends share your fortunes,
acquaintances are always prone to desert you;
Prov., J. S. A. S., III., 38.
Melayangkan: to fly away with. Malaikat
melayangkan nyawa si-fuln: the angel is flying
off with the soul of So-and-so; Sh. May., 14.,CY layap. Melayap: to just skim the surface, as a
swallow flying just above the earth, or as an
overladen boat moving almost flush with the
water.
$'J layak. I. Splitting open along the line of
the backbone as a fish or bird is cut into two
for the purpose of preservation.
II. [Arab. lisk.] Suitable, fitting, right,
appropriate. Bukan layak: kita memakai diya:
it is not seemly that we should wear it; Sej.
Mal., 99. Layak di-hadap hulubalang munterit:
with his warriors and councillors drawn up

befittingly before him; Sh. Sri Ben., 76.
Ma'dfkan hamba fakir Mushtart,
Bukan-nya sa-kali abM sha'tri,
Tiyada layak g/laran di-beri,
Menyusahkan hati hamba sendiri:

L. top: a lugsail.
L. tupang: a foresail.
Andakkan 1.: to shorten sail.
Kain 1.: sail-cloth, canvas.
Pasang 1.: to set sail.
Ptbahu 1.: the yard.

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