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

NASIHAT
luck; membawa n., to trust to
luck; to risk one's all.
nasihat, Ar. advice; the moral of
a story; menasihat, to advise.
naskah, Ar. original text (editio
princeps).
Nasrani, Ar. "Nazarene"; Christian (especially Roman Catholic); also Serani.
nata, Skr. lord, prince; sang n.,
the king.
natang, Siam. a French window.
natar, smooth, level; = rata;
also datar.
nati, a fool, a blockhead.
nau, a palm (arenga sacchari —
fera).
naung, shade; shelter from the
sun; shelter generally; naungi
or menaungi, to give shelter to;
bernaung, to take shelter.
nayam, the blade of a ploughshare.
nazam, Ar. order, composition,
arrangement; = karangan.
neemat, Ar. a delight; a pleasure;
a joy; anything pleasant to the
taste.
nega, = neka.
negara, I. Skr. city, town-a
poetic variant of negeri. II. n.
bukit, hill-top. III. Ar. a kettledrum (included among the insignia of Malay royalty).
negeri, Skr. town, city, state.
neka, Skr. kinds, species; serba
n., various; also aneka.
nelayan, Tam. a fisherman.
nenda, a respectful variant of
nenek.
nenek, grandmother; n. moyang,
ancestors.
nenenda, = nenda.
nenes, b~rnenes, to ooze out (of
pus).
nentiasa, Skr. always, at all
times [usually in the forms
sxnentiasa or sentiasa].

NIKA
neracha, Hind. a balance; a
sensitive pair of scales.
nesan, Pers. a grave-stone.
neschaya, Skr. certainly, surely,
inevitably.
nesta, =- nista.
nestapa, Jav. and Skr. sorrowful;
misfortune, suffering.
netiasa, = nentiasa.
ngada, mingada-ngada, to be
boastful or conceited.
ngadah, tengadah, looking upwards.
nganga, open, agape (of the jaws).
ngangut, mengangut, to mutter
to oneself.
ngap (onom.), I. "snap," of a cat
catching its prey. II. ngap-ngap,
panting, catching at one's breath.
ngedar, Skt. sleepy. Better nyedar.
ngeh (onom.), to blow the nose;
also nyeh.
ngelu, aching (of the head).
ngengap, = ngap-ngap.
ngeran, annoyed, angry.
ngeras, Jav. sour, rancid; unpleasant.
ngeri, fearful, alarmed; panic.
ngeriap, mengeriap, to swarm.
ngering (onom.), sound of ringing.
ngerong (onom.), the sound of
beating gongs.
ngiau, mengiaii, to mew (of a
cat).
ngilu, "on edge" (of the teeth).
ngungap (onom.), to pant.
ngut-ngut, moping.
ni, an abbreviation of ini.
niaga, see b~rniaga.
niat, Ar. desire, wish, longing,
aspiration; niatkan, to will.
niaya, = aniaya.
nibong, the well - known palm
(oncosperma tigillaria).
nidera, Skt. sleepy, fast of sleep.
nika, = neka.

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