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MINYK [ 68 ~ NASI

MINYAK

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NASIK

Al. lenga: sesamum oil; Muj., 47; = in.
bijan.
M. makan: coco-nut oil as used for culinary
purposes.
M. uyior: coco-nut oil; = m. kelapa.
M. pasang: lamp-oil; = in. gas.
M. pekat: ointment.
M. sapi: suet.
M. tanah: "earth-oil"; crude petroleum.
M. tangis duyong: an equivalent (Sh. Panj.
Sg.) of m. ayer maata duyong.

Mi. wangi: perfume.
MA. wijan: - in. bijan.
AM. tzitiin: olive-oil.
Mandi in.: to grease oneself with oil, as
Tamils do.
Mdlomor in.: to rub ointment on the body
(medicinally).
AMeUninyakkan: to oil; to anoint, Ht. Koris.
dO,;. mmnyuwarat. A variant (Ht. Ind. Jaya) of
mushdwarat, q. v.

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The letter n1 n; the 29th letter of the Malay
alphabet; the alphabetical symbol for the
number 50 in the abjad, q. v.
\j ni. Arab. A possessive pronominal suffix of
the first person plural, masculine and feminine.
J\. nabi. I. See nab.
II. Nabi-nabi: the star-fish of seven points;
cf. tapak sulaiman, which is (properly) the
5 pointed star-fish.,J\. nata. [Skr. ndtha.] Master, lord; usually in
the forms santg nata: "our sacred lord the
king "; paduka t.: " His Majesty the king our
lord "; Ht. Sh.; indera t.. "our royal lord the
king"; etc.
j; natar. Even, smooth, smooth-surfaced;used especially in describing fabrics of cloth,
e.g., chindai natar tugu and chindai natar hijau,
Ht. Ind. Nata; and chindai natar kuning, Ht.
Sh. Also datar.
A\. natang. [Siam.: a window.] A French
window; a window which opens down as far
as the floor but is guarded by a railing or
balustrade; Ht. Pg. Ptg.
I\; nati. Fool. Hai nati, aku-lah raja di-gitongg:
fool! it is I who am king of the mountains;
Ht. Sh. Kub.
\j\xj ngkhod,. Pers. A ship-captain; the master
of an Asiatic trading vessel other than a local
pirahu or Chinese junk; the master of an
Arab, Persian or Indian ship; Ht. Isk. Dz.;
Ht. Ism. Yat.; Ht. Abd., 43, 44, 102. The
word is also used (metaphorically) of a husband. Kapal satu, nakhoda duwa: a ship with
two captains; a woman with two paramours;
Prov., J. S. A. S., XI., 71. N. kasap: a short
rhyming equivalent for modal herta snmuwa
resap capital, property, all is lost.

Merak mas, burong di-rinba,
Turuzn makan chelndana muda;
Jong perak, layar-nya kesumba,
Siapa chakap jadi nakhloddi:
the ship is of silver, its sails are of purple, who
is there then who dares to command her;-a
metaphorical pantun suggesting a fair princess
whose love is perilous to one of meaner rank.
).t; nadar. A vow or prayer to God; a corruption
of (Arab.) nadzar, q. v..A.; nadir. I. Arab. Rare; out of the common.
II. Perahu nt.: a, Malacca type of boat.
Ao nadirat. Arab. A rarity; a thing of great
price.
t5c\ nadi. [Skr. nadi.] The arterial pulse.
Tinggal n.: with the pulse (i.e., life) only left;
ruined; Prov. kubang n.: the hollow at the
top of the sternum just above the point where
the collar-bone and sternum meet.
)\ nara. I. [Skr. ndra: a man.] Hero, man;only used in titles, e.g., nara-diraja, narawangsa, nara-pati, etc.
II. Nara-stu: a fragrant herb (andropogon
inuricatlss?) usually narawastu, q. v.
J narong. A plant-name; a variant of mendarong, q. v.
5)\J naraka. [Skr. ndraka.] Hell. Usually
pronounced nurdika, q. v.;narawastu. [Tam.?] A kind of spikenard
(obtained from the plant andropogon muricatus?).
Bau tuboh-nya saperti bau nSarzawasti: his body
smelt of frankincense; Sej. Mal., 68. Turunlah hujan narawastu terlalu harin bau-nya:
there fell a rain of frankincense of most
fragrant perfume; Ht. Sg. Samb.
3.t;A nasak. Ikan nasak: a fish said (by Klinkert)
to be the English "jumping Johnny."
J-,~ nasik. Nasik-nasik: a name given to a number of plants; see nasi-nasi, a variant of this
name.

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