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BAHU

bawang. An onion or leek; Ht. Hg. Tuw., L
82; Muj., 23, 27.
B. benggala, or b. bombe: imported onions.
B. china: garlic; allium sativuim.
B. hutan: a plant; crinum asiaticunt; (in
Borneo) scorodocarpus borneensis.
B. kochi: a leek; allium porum.
B. merah: the local onion; allium cepa.
B. puteh: = b. china.
Karang daun b.: a species of coral.
Rufput b.: a sedge; timbristylis asperrima.
Siput b.: a shell; bulla ampulla.
bauk. Covered with hair, of the part of the I
head under the chin and jawbone; bearded
under the chin and behind the jaw; a tuft
of feathers under the beak, in a bird.
Chanbang b.: a full beard; bearded on the
face and neck.
bawal. The pomfret, stromateus sp.; Sh. Ik.
Trub., 19. The natives recognize several
varieties, notably: b. cheremin, b. hitam, b. \
ketewas, or b. kedewas; and b. kuning.
baulu. (Port. bolo.) Sponge-cake. B. ikazn,
b. kemoja, etc.: names given to these cakes
according to the shape of the mould in which
they are baked.
Also buwah ulu and bolu.

ba'un. Smell, odour, = ban, q. v.
bawah. Position under; below;
side or portion of anything.
downwards; moving to a position
thing. Di-bawah: below.

bahang. I. Division, apportioning; C. and S.
II. The hot glow of fire; Sh. K. G. T., 9.
Tiyada tertahan panas bahang api: unable to
withstand the heat and glow of the fire; Ht.
Koris; Ht. Ind. Meng.
baham. Chewing or masticating in the
closed mouth as a tiger is believed to chew
earth (Ht. Abd., 216); chewing powdery
substances which would not remain in the
mouth unless closed; (coarse) to eat, to gorge.
Babi tunggal masok ka-huma,
Makan padi habis di-baham;
Senjata di-bawa blkan-nya chomna,
Gigi-nya nmampal, siyong-nya tajam:
the lone boar enters the padi-field and eats
the padi after chewing it well; the weapons
it wears are no empty show, its teeth are
smooth and its tusks are sharp. Einpama
puchok dan umtbut, tiyada lauk beharu di-bahat:
like the young shoots and the soft heart of
trees which are only eaten when curry is
not available; things which are only acceptable to the poor and starving; Prov.
bahan. A lump of wood chopped off a log
or plank (if sawn off, the word reja is used);
the act of splitting a tree into boards; striking
heavily with both hands (Arabian Nights, 57)
or right and left; giving a sound thrashing
or drubbing. Besar kayu, besar bahan-nya:
when a tree is great, its pieces are great;
when a large property is shared, each share is
a large property in itself; if a man is great, his
dependents are great personages also; Prov.
Di-palu di-bahan sa-hari-hari: getting thrashed
and beaten daily; Sh. Bid., 36. Di-pggangnya tangan lazl di-bahan: seizing his hand
and giving him a thrashing; Sh. Peng., I6.
Ikan bahan-bahan: a freshwater fish (unidentified ).
bahu. I. The shoulder. Berapa berat inata
mentandang, berat lagi bahu me'nikul: however
heavy a weight may seem to the eye, it is
heavier still to the shoulder; a sympathizer's
sorrow is less than the sufferer's pain; Prov.
Tangan menetak, bahu tenmikul: while the
hand hacks, the shoulder carries; fully
occupied, taking full advantage of every
resource; Prov. Lengan-nya kena luka dari
siku-nya sampai ka-bahu-nya: his arm was
wounded from elbow to shoulder; Bint. Tim.,
23 Feb., 1895. Di-gantong-nya di-bahu-nya:
he hung it from his shoulder. Terchabut-lah
sendi bahu-nya: he strained the muscles of his
shoulder; Ht. Abd., 253.
B. bidang: broad shoulders; Ht. Raj. Sul., 8.
B. wayang: sloping shoulders; Sh. Bid., 2I.
Layar b.: a topsail.
Sa-bahu: belonging to the same coop, set or
brood. Sa-bahuwan: id.

II. Ranjuna sutera bahu: the Arjuna Sastra
Bahu, a famous Kawi and Javanese romance;
Ht. Mas. Ed.
III. A Dutch bouw: a measure of superficies in use in the Netherlands Indies.

the lower
Ka-bawah::
below any

Di-bawah angin: v. angin.
Di-bawah duli; di-bawah kaus; or di-bawah
cherepu (or ka-bawah; etc.): humble expressions which really signify that a subject's
position is on a level with the dust below
his sovereign's foot, but which have come to
mean " Majesty," as a royal title.
Baris di-bawah: the vowel point known as
kasrah.
Yang terkabawah: the lowest. Nuraka yang
terkabawah: the lowest Hell; Ht. Raj. Sul., 2.
t bahat. A league; a pact; a conspiracy-in
a bad sense.
Sa-bahat: united in league. Sabahatkan: to
conspire. Bersabahat: id.; Arabian Nights,
423.
bahar. I. A weight; v. behara.
II. [Arab a.] The sea; v.^.A, bahas. I. To knock up against, to be brought
to a stop by. Terbahas ka-atas apongan: he
fell up against some driftwood.
II [Arab L.] Debate, discussion.

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