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

PARIT
sephen); p. dedap (eurogymnus
asperrimus); also p. k~likir; p.
lalat (trygon uarnak); p. lang
(aetobatis narinari); p. pauh
(dicerobatis sp.); p. tandok
(ceratoptera sp.); kikir p., a
skate-skin grater; menikam p.,
to spear the ray; sengat p., the
sting of the ray.
parit, a trench, a moat, a ditch,
a drain, a canal for drainage.
paroh, I. the beak of a bird. II.
sa-paroh, a half.
parong, I. keris parong, a keris
with an exceptional number of
curves. II. pokok parong, a
plant (dysoxylon cauliflorum).
paru, I. the lungs; the gills of a
fish. II. paru-paru, sweet fritters sold by street-hawkers.
parut, I. a scar, a cicatrix. 1I.
the process of rasping; mnrmarut,
to rasp.
parwah, Hind. (Singapore) care,
anxiety.
pasah, Ar. pasah nikah, to dissolve a marriage.
pasak, I. a peg, nail, or wedge;
pasakkan sepatu kuda, to shoe
a horse; p. negeri, supporters of
a country = good old families.
II. mata pasak, blue or grey eyes.
pasal, Ar. concerning; apa p.?
why? p. itu, for that reason;
therefore. Better fasal.
pasang, I. pair; sa - pasang, a
couple. II. the tidal flow; ayer
p., the rising tide; penoh p., the
full rush of the tide. III. sakit
pasang- pasang, hydrocele. IV.
putting into working order, motion, or use; to light (a lamp);
to harness (a horse to a carriage); to fire (a cannon); to
hoist (a flag). V. to be effective (of a blow); to penetrate
or produce the intended result;

PATAR
kena p., hitting a vital spot or
hitting "full."
pasar, Pers. a bazaar; a marketplace; also pekan.
pasek, wrong-headed; unwilling
to behave properly (of a child)
or to listen to reason (of an
adult).
pasiban, -= peseban.
pasir, sand; the sands by a sea;
the beach; p. panjang, a long
stretch of sandy beach; galah p.,
a short pole for punting over
shallows; qyu la p., sugar in
minute grains; ibu p., coarsegrained sand; mas p., gold dust
(better mas urai); kertas p.,
emery paper; rumput p., a common weed (adenostema viscosull ).
pasmen, (Dutch) a kind of lacework; passementerie.
pasok, a troop, a body of men, a
company; pasokan, a troop; a
team; a side in a game; a guncrew.
pasong, stocks, shackles, fetters;
pasongan, id.; rumah pasong,
a police station; also (Pen. and
Pk.) balai.
paspa, = puspa.
pasu, a basin or bowl; a flowerpot; a wash -pot; a tub; p.
bunga, a flower-pot.
patah, I. fractured, broken, snapping asunder (used of rigid objects only being broken); kayn
p. tulang, a plant (euphorbia
tirucalli or moesa ramentacea);
patahan, a broken fragment;
patahan bengkarong, cramp;
minmatahkan, to break. II. a
numeral coefficient for sayings,
pieces of advice, etc.; tutuir sapatah, a single saying; pimatah
a piece of warning or advice.
patar, a wooden rasp.

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