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

TEROMBA
thromba, N.S. a song of origin
(Minangkabau).
terompah, = terompak.
t~rompak, wooden clogs.
t/rompet, Eng. trumpet; siput t.,
a shell (Triton variegatus).
t6rona, = teruna.
throng, a vegetable; the brinjal
or Solanum; t. asam or t. perat
( Solanum aculeatissimum ); t.
meranti, (Solanum nigrum); t.
pipit (Solanum torvum and S.
verbascifolium); t. tikus (Solanum sarmentosum); t. b~lachan
or t. p~rak or t. rapoh (Solanum
melongena).
terongko, Port. a prison; a cell.
teropong, a tube; a tubular or
telescopic instrument; a telescope, a speculum; t. api, a bellows; t. tuma, a microscope.
tOrpa, mnnerpa, to dart forward.
t~rpal, Hind. from Eng. a tarpaulin; a driving-apron.
tertawa, to laugh; see also tawa.
tertib, Ar. I. order, rank, precedence; t. sembahyang, the order
of prayer, ritual. II. becoming
modesty, i.e., of people who do
not presume.
terubin, a fish-trap with a falling
door; also tubin.
t6rubok, a fish (Clupea kanagurta); t~lur t., the roe of this
fish used as a sort of caviare.
t6rubong, a granary; a padi-barn.
terubul, a tree (Ixora grandi -
folia).
thrum, a word of command to
elephants to make them sit down.
terumbu, a reef or rock visible
at low tide but covered at high
water.
t~runa, Skr. an unmarried youth;
muda t., a stripling; agam t., a
cockerel.
thruntum, a sea- shore shrub
(Aegiceras majus).

TETEL
terup, I. main temrp, a game
played with European cards.
I. kuda terup, a troop-horse.
terus, right through; in a direct
line through or across; terusan,
a canal or cutting joining two
reaches of a river.
terusi, Tam. vitriol, sulphuric
acid.
tesak, the bull's-eye in a target.
tesi, Ch. a tea-spoon.
tetak, hacking, notching; ttakkan, to strike (anything) with
a cutting weapon; menetakkan,
id.; minetak, to give a cutting
blow.
tetal, close (of the pattern of a
cloth); without wide interstices;
kueh t., a cake made of pulut
rice with coconut- milk, sugar
and egg.
tetampan, an embroidered kerchief of silk worn ceremonially
on the shoulder by court attendants.
tetap, I. fixed (of tenure or residence); definitely decided; sa[elah t. bichara itu, when that
matter was settled; menntapkan,
to give security or permanency
to anything; pertgtap, confident,
assured. II. blotting up; sucking
up moisture; kain t. tuboh, a
towel.
tetapi, Skr. but; however; still;
nevertheless.
tetas, men~tas, to be hatched (of
eggs).
tete, watching his chance (of a
wrestler or fighting-cock).
tktfgok, a small owl-perhaps a
dialectic name for the punggok
(Glaucidium brodii).
tetek, the nipple of the breast;
mumbgri t., to suckle.
tetel, inferior meat (sinews, soft
cartilage, etc.), consumed by the
poor.

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