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(I,:L maidah. Arab. A table spread with food;
cf. meja.
\. mayar. Kala mayar or (Kedah) gulu mayar:
the luminous millipede. Better kelemayar or
gulumayar.
\ mayor. I. [Dutch: majoor.] "Major," a
title given to Chinese headmen of the highest
grade in Netherlands India; Sh. Lamp., 29.
Cf. kapitan.
II. Sayor-mayor: vegetables of all sorts;
green food generally; Sej. Mal., I2I; Pel.
Abd., 80;-a sort of frequentative of sayor, q. v.
{ mayas. The name given (in Borneo) to the
" mias" or "orang-outang.";\, mayang. The peculiar sheath with the
blossom of the coco-nut, betel-nut, and some
other trees of that class. The sheath itself is
the selodang; the mayang is the blossom in the
sheath or the blossom and the sheath. Saperti
mayang mntgurai: like the unfolding blossom
of the palm;-a simile for beautiful hair;
Ht. Sg. Samb.; Ht. Jay. Lengg. Laksana
mayang mtengurai: id.; Ht. Gul. Bak., 122.
The curl of the hair is also compared to the
curl of the young blossom of the palm; Sh.
Bid., 20; Ht. Kal. Dam., I42. Berhamboran
ayer mata-nya sapferti mayang tanggal dari
selodang-nya laku-nya: her tears rained down
like palm-blossoms dropping from their
sheaths; Ht. Sh. Kub.
II. Putu inayang: a sweetmeat.
III. Perahu mayang or pemayang: a variety
of native boat; Ht. Abd., 220.
~jt mayong. I. Ikan iayong: a (marine) fish
with a very long body.
II. A plant (unidentified); J. I. A., I., 259.
III. Dayong-mayong: oars of all sorts
rowing in no regular time.
\> ma'yong. A theatrical troupe or company
usually of four performers. Bangsal m.,: the
shed or temporary theatre in which the performances take place; Ht. Koris. Ma'yong
is also the name given (sometimes) to the
"princess" or leading sentimental female
character. This form of theatrical entertainment has its origin in the Northern States
of the Peninsula.

mayam. A weight; == of a bongkal. It is
used for weighing metals and precious substances such as musk, otto of roses, etc. Raksa
berat duwa mayanz: two mayams' weight of
quicksilver.
erS, main. Playing; sporting with; amusement;
jest; the absence of seriousness. Bermain:
to play; to play at.
Bermanin angin: to circle about in the air as a
hawk; Ht. Ind. Meng. The expression is also
used of people going to a place to enjoy the
fresh air; J. I. A., I., I50.
Bermain judi: to gamble; Ht. Abd., 276.
Maint judi: gambling.
BeYrmain layang-layang: to fly kites; Ht.
Abd., 22.
Bermain imata: to cast amorous glances; Ht.
Kal. Dam., 142. Main mata: eye play; Sh.
Bur. Nuri, 22.
Bermainkan pedang: to wave a sword about;
to indulge in sword-play (against an imaginary
opponent); Ht. Raj. Sul., 13.
Bermain tangan: to gesticulate; to make
signs as when one tries to make a deaf and
dumb man understand something; Ht. Abd.,
40.
Betrmtain wayang: to act on the stage; to
perform a play; Ht. Abd., 458.
Main burit, m. mangkok or in. tunggong:
unnatural vice.
Pelrmainan: an amusement; a plaything; Ht.
Abd., 19, 20, 283. Permaini: id.; Ht Koris.
Permainkan: to amuse oneself with; Sh. Tab.
Mimp., 15.!,. mayo or mayau. (Kedah.) Absent-minded,
as a man who answers at random questions
put to him. Pronounced mainyi&.
>do manyar. A name sometimes given to the
weaver-bird (tempuwa); v. d. W.
X,. manyan. Benzoin; gum - benjamin;-an
occasional variant of kentemnyen, which is the
usual form.
Dat mubarak. Arab. Blessed, fortunate, lucky;
Muj., 71..^A mat. I. Mate (at chess). Shah-mat: checkmate.
II. A familiar abbreviation of the name
Muthamnmad.
mot. Mot-mot: the quivering of the fontanel.
Ti7',mot-mtot: to quiver, to throb, of the fontanel.

-m meta. [Skr. matta.] Wild, excited; uncontrollable; "must," of an elephant. Gajah
n.: a rutting elephant; Ht. Gul. Bak., 105;
Sej. Mal., 15; Ht. Kal. Dam., Io3; Ht. Ism.
Yat., 96. Also menta.
X\.. matabi. Kain matabi: a pattern of cloth.

mayapada. [Skr. madhyapada.]
Ht. Mas Ed. Also manjapada.

The earth;

mail. I. A proper name; an abbreviation of
the well-known name Ismail.
II. A preparation for painting the eyelids.
Peti in.: a box for this preparation; the box is
usually made of precious metal and is furnished with a mirror.
III. Eng. A mile.

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