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M.iRUNGGAI

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m6rit. Padi merit: a variety of padi.
mbrtajam. A tree; erioglossltm edule.
m6rtapal or m6rtapul. A tree (unidentified).
mbrtala. A tree (unidentified).
martabat. Arab. A rung, of a ladder; a
grade or scale of rank. Tujoh m.: the seven
scales; throughout.
murtad. Arab. Renegade; apostate.
martel. [Port. martelo.] A hammer; Kam.
Kech., Io.
mirtambak. A tree (unidentified).
m6rtuwa. Father-in-law; mother-in-law;
Laws of Palembang, Simb. Ch., I4. Usually
mentuwa.
mIrjagong. A plant, ixonanthes obovata.
m6rjali. A tree (unidentified).

Z. m6reh. [Arab. marah?]
muscles of the neck.

A,, marhfim. Arab. Having experienced the
Mercy of God,-an expression used of the
deceased; Ht. Abd., 198, 425. Al-marhnim:
"the late " (used of princes).
\af mardan. [Pers.; plur. ofmlard: a man.]
Men; heroes. Hikayat Shah-marddn: the name
of an ancient romance;-more correctly
Hikdyat Shah-i-narddn: the story of the King
of Men. It is sometimes called the Hikdyat
Shaikh Marddn.

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merdangga. [Old Javanese mredangga.] A
musical instrument; Sej. Mal., I44. Also
(Kedah) medangga.

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maijin or m6rjln. [Arab.
Blood-red coral; red coral beads.

marjd&n.].j.-' merdanggi. A bird mentioned in old romances.
Also (Kedah) medanggi.
A-j merdu. [Skr. mredu.] Soft; sweet, of the
voice or of music. Bunyi-bunyiyan yang
amat mnrdnu: very sweet music; Ht. Abd., 221.
Sayang suwara yang zerdu menjadi parau:
sad that so soft a voice should become harsh
(through sobbing); Ht. Sg. Samb.
Merdu-wali: a name given to a musical
instrument; Ht. Ind. Meng.

maria'. Arab. Return; going back.
mercha. I. [Skr. inurcha.] Fainting, swooning. Sa-tengah mercha dalanm hairdn-nya:
some fainted in their astonishment; Ht. Ism.
Yat., 42. Sedar daripada mnrcha: to come to
oneself after a fainting-fit; Ht. Gul. Bak., 4I.
II. [Skr. martya.] Merchapada: the abode
of mortals; the earth; Ht. Mas Ed.
III. (Kedah.) Ragged; torn; in tatters.
Sebab miskin pakai mercha,
Tepi kain berambu-rambu:
because of his poverty he is clothed in rags,
the border of his garment is all in tatters.
march. Eng. The month of March; Ht.
Abd., 474.
m#rchali. A tree (unidentified).
m&rchapada. [Skr. martyapdda.] The
earth; the abode of mortals; Ht. Mas Ed. Cf.
manjapada.

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merdeheka or m6rdahika. [Skr. maharddhika.] Freedom in contradistinction to
slavery. Tiyada buleh imenaroh hamba
melainkan selmuwa-nya merdeheka: slaves may
not be kept; all are free; Ht. Abd., 335. Also
Ht. Abd., I50, 259.
Merdehekakan: to liberate from slavery; Sej.
Mal., 57; Ht. Gul. Bak., 42; Ht. Abus., 9;
Ht. Md. Hanaf., 17. Penzerdeheka: a liberator;
Ht. Best.

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OT- mbrchun. Crackers; fireworks; cartridges.
Me1asang m.: to fire crackers; Ht. Abd., 350.
Merchun buloh, senapang bambu,
Kapada sehaya jangan di-tuju:
do not aim at me with your bamboo cartridges
and your wooden gun; do not try and frighten
me with threats which I know to be empty;
Prov..r' merchu. Highest pinnacle; summit; crest.
M. gunong: the summit of a mountain; Ht.
Ind. Jaya. Ayer itu turun dari mYrclhu plau
itu: the water flows down from the highest
point of the island; Ht. Koris.

Pronounced (Riau, Johor) merdeka or (Kedah)
mardeka.
3-e* meresek. Shrill, of sound; v. resek.
', mursal. Arab. Apostle; one sent. Nabi m.:
id.; Ht. Hamz., 23.
iY.Y mersuji. A salt-water fish (unidentified).
~,^a.i marghub. Arab. Desirable; beautiful; sweet,
of music; Ht. Ism. Yat., 130, 147.
Fwt a m nrang. Merah mraang: bright red; fiery
red; KI., v. d. W., Pijn.., mrangsi. A lofty tree (unidentified); Kl..t4 merunggai. A plant-name; a variant of
remiunggaz.

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