A Malay-English dictionary,

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NANAS

NAKA [ 6, ] ~ NANAS`

Ht. Abd., 339, 487; Sh. Kumb. Chumb., i8.
Tiyada tahu mnenakal saperti monyet kera yang
lain: he was not mischievous like other
monkeys; Ht. Abd., 90. Pernakalkan: to
outrage, to behave grossly or coarsely to; Ht.
Abd., 83.
nakam. A ruby. Also bakam and batu dlima.
naga. [Skr. Indga.] A dragon; a snake of
supernatural size. Ular n.: id. Chaching
mnenlan naga: the worm has swallowed the
dragon; a conquest of the great by the mean;
Prov., Ht. Abd., 408. Sa-ekor naga di-lautan
china di-gonggong kumbang di-bawa-nya lari:
a dragon in the China Sea has been borne off
in the jaws of a humble bee;-a similar metaphor; Ht. Abd., 409. Chula in.: the horn of a
dragon (believed by Malays to be endowed
with talismanic properties); v. chula. Gemala n:
a talismanic stone possessing luminous properties and used by dragons to light their
way at night; cf. Sej. Mal., 28; Ht. Gul.
Bak., I38.
N. balun: a fabulous dragon believed to
destroy its enemies by lashing at them with
its tail. The name is also given to griping
pains in the stomach.
N. berapi: a fire-breathing dragon.
N. bbrjuwang: the "fighting dragons"; the
name given to a pattern of ornament which is
in two parts, the lines in each part running to
meet the lines in the other and so suggesting
dragons darting at each other.
N. bers~ru: the " calling dragons"; a similar
double ornament (e.g., a clasp) the lines of
which curve outwards and so suggesting
dragons turning aside to roar or call assistance
before commencing the attack. Hikdyat Naga
Berseru: the name of a well known " Panji"
tale.
N. bora: a small dragon believed to slay its
enemies by spitting out its venom upon them.
Ular naga bora: (Kedah) a name given to certain
venomous snakes (lachesis plrpureomaculatus
or, perhaps, naja sputatrix) believed similarly
to slay their foes; (Riau, Johor) ular mura.
N. gaugga.: a fabulous dragon (character
unknown); Ht. Koris.
N. gfntala:(I) a huge dragon believed to
remain motionless throughout the year and
to get possession of its prey by the suction of
its breath; Ht. Pg. Ptg., 66; (2) a double
ornament the lines in each part of which run
parallel to those in the other and do not
converge; cf. it. brjuwang and n. berseru.... ~ ---

I Many venomous snakes spit out their venom when
angry, and if the venom touches a bleeding spot the results
may be serious. But the Malays believe this spitting to be
the sole weapon of offence of the ular naga bora and to
invariably produce terrible ulcers where it falls:
Khta sembor ular naga bora,
Likas mbroyak msjadi chabok.

N. jadi-jadiyan: a dragon of supernatural
creation, e.g., the incarnation of some divinity and not a common animal of the forest;
Ht. Ind. Jaya.
N.-naga: (sometimes) the figure-head of a
Malay boat; (also) the keelson.
N. smpiyal (Ht. d. IdMeng.) and n. sokma
(Sh. Bid., 86): dragons mentioned in literature but of unknown character.
N. umbang: a monstrous dragon of the sea;
the great sea-serpent; the dragon or serpent
which the Malay dragon boats are supposed
to represent; (by extension) the figure-head
of a Malay dragon-boat (kakap naga).
Kakap n.: a "dragon-boat"; a long narrow
row-boat with a large number of rowers; Ht.
Abd., 220.
Megngarak i.: to carry a dragon of tissue paper
in a procession (lights being placed inside it
at night) as is done by Chinese on great
festivals; Sh. Jub. Mal., 7.
nagasari. A tree yielding a pretty flower,
messua ferrea; Ht. Sg. Samb.; J. I. A., II., 182.
naleh. A measure of capacity; = i6gantang,
or -Fo kuncha.
nali. I. One's cast; one's throw; a turn to
play; an "innings " in certain Malay games.
II. A variant of naleh, q. v.

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nama. [Skr. ndma.] Name;
reputation. Bernlleih n.: to win
Natma-nya iMulhazntad: his
Muhammad.

appellation;
a reputation.
name was

Namai: to name; to give a name to; Ht.
Abd., 82, i63. Namakan: id.; Ht. Abd., 199.
Menamai: id.; Ht. Gul. Bak., 8, 67.
Bernanma: by name; named. Bernama
Muhammad: named Muhammad.
Kenamaan: reputation; the possession of a
great name. Mahu k.: to desire renown;
Ht. Ind. Nata. Mashhilr k.: widely renowned;
Ht. Isk. Dz. Raja besar lagi k.: a powerful
and renowned monarch; Ht. Hamz., 53.
Gagah lagi k.: brave and famous; Sej.
Mal., 59.
Ternama: renowned, famous; Ht. Sg. Samb.
nanar. Giddy; silly as the result of a blow
or of illness; delirious. Berjalan chara n.:
to walk as one dazed; Hit. Sh. Kub. Saperti
kelakuwan orang yang nanar: like the behaviour of a man who is out of his mind;
Sh. Peng., 6.
nanas. The pineapple, ananassa sativa; Ht.
Abd., 215; Ht. Ind. Meng.
N. hijau: ananassa viridis.
N. kundai: ananassa polycephala.
N. surat: ananassa scripta.
N. tmibaga: ananassa rubens.
N. tumnpang: ananassa pyramidalis.

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