An abridged Malay-English dictionary (romanised) by R.J. Wilkinson ...

IBAU
analogous case; ainbil i., to take
a parallel case; to illustrate a
point by a parable or fable.
ibau, an edible mussel.
Iblis, Ar. the devil; di-harn I.,
harried by Satan.
ibni, Ar. son of; - bin [but ibni
is used more politely or ceremonially than bin].
ibtida, Ar. exordium, beginning.
ibu, mother, dam (of animals);
source, matrix; saudara sa-ibu,
a uterine brother; i. bapa,
parents; i. suri, royal mother;. jari, thumb; i. kaki, big toe;
i. pasir, gravel; i. tangan,
thumb; = i. jari.
ibul, a palm; (orania macrocladus).
ibur, = hibur.
ibus, a palm (Corypha sp.).
idam, idamkan, to long for anything (when pregnant); i.-idaman, the things so longed for.
idang, - hidang.
idap, chronic (of sickness or
melancholy); mengidap, to linger on in illness.
idar, i'dari or mnngidari, to wander round; idarkan or m~ng -
idarkan, to send round; to pass
or hand round; bridar, in revolution; bintang beridar, a
planet; peridaran, a revolution;
a turn; peridaran dunia, the
chances of mortal life.
iddah, Ar. the period wherein a
Moslem widow or divorcee may
not remarry.
idong, = hidong.
idzin, Ar. permission; also izin.
iga, = higa.
igal, mengigal, to spread the tail
(of a peacock).
tgama, Skr. religion; i. Islam,
Muhammadanism. Also agama
and ugama.

ILACHI
igau, igau - igauan, nightmare;
muttering or crying in sleep;
tUrigau-igau, id.
igu, a double yoke (for oxen);
also ga-cf. kok.
ihram, Ar. anathema; interdict.
ihsan, Ar. beneficence; kindness.
ihtiar, Ar. elected action; plan,
course; dengan ihtiar-nya sMndiri juga, by his own choice;
munchari i., to think out a plan;
pulangkan i., to leave the decision to another; bagaimana i.
kamu? what is your proposal?
ihtimal, Ar. to endure; to bear.
ihwal, = ahwal.
ijabat, Ar. the hearing of prayer.
ijau, = hijau.
ijazat, Ar. diploma, certificate,
licence.
ijok; fibre resembling horse-hair
got from the sugar-palm; tali i.,
rope made of this fibre.
iltihad, Ar. zeal, solicitude, diligence.
ikal, curly (of the hair).
ikan, a generic name for fish;
ikan - ikan, the log; i. kIering,
dried fish; nyawa i., the life of
a fish on shore; at the last gasp.
ikat, binding, fastening; i. pSrang, the line of battle; i. pinggang, a belt; i. rumah, to build
a house; ikatan, bonds, fastenings; ikatkan or mrngikatkan,
to fasten; to put together; terikat, in bonds; tied up.
ikhlas, Ar. sincerity; sincere;
surat ul-ikhlas, the letter is sincere-a common exordium to an
epistle.
ikhtiar, = ihtiar.
ikhtilaf, Ar. wrong, inconsistent.
ikhtisar, Ar. definition.
ikhwan, Ar. brothers.
ikut, mnngikut, to follow (in
point of space, not time).
ilachi? Tam. cardaman.

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