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

UBI
ubi, a generic name for yams
and tuberous roots; u. Benggala,
the common potato (Solanum
iuberosum); u. karu, topioca.
(Manihot utilissima); u. nasi,
u. jinjang, the common yam
(Dioscorea alata); u. pasir
(Dioscorea pentaphylla).
ubin, batu ubin, a floor- tile;
(also hard granitic stone for
road-metal.
ubong, - hubong.
ubun, ubun-ubun, the fontanel.
ubur, ubur- ubur, a large jellyfish; payonig ubur-ubar, a fringed umbrella.
uchap, menguchap, to utter;
menguchap shukur, to give
thanks; mnEnguchap tasbeh, to
tell one's beads.
uda, - muda.
udam, dulled; faded (of colouring); dimmed (of brilliancy).
udang, a generic name for
prawns, shrimps and lobsters;
u. galah, the lobster; u. gmragau,
a very small shrimp; u.lobok,
the prawn; u. sungai, the freshwater prawn; raja a., a name
given to kingfishers in the south
and to large sandpipers in the
north of the Peninsula.
udap, udap-udapan, ingredients
of all sorts that go to make up
a salad.
udara, Skr. the atmosphere; the
heavens.
udoh, = odoh.
udut, m~ngudut, to smoke tobacco or chandu.
uet, = wet.
ufti, Skr. tribute; also upeti.
ugaharl, Skr. fair; even; equal;
parity.
ugama, Skr. creed, religion; also
igoma and agama.
ugut, meng-ugut, menace, frighten.

Uu
uiar, Skt. utterance, speech, saying; ujar-nya, he (or they) said.
uji, test, applying a touchstone to
anything; batu u., a touchstone.
ujong, =hujong.
ujud, Ar. personality; individuality; self; the body; u. anggota,
the body and limbs.
ukas, a generic name for shells
of the genus Malleus.
ukek, a game played with coins.
ukir, engrave; incise patterns;
carve; ukiran, carving.
'uktab, Ar. eaele.
ukup, perfuming ( cloth, etc.),
with incense; pengukup or peruklupan, the frame over which
the cloth is laid and under
which incense is burnt.
ukur, linear measurement; mnngukar, to measure; tukang ukur,
a surveyor.
ulam, = hulam.
ulama, Ar. learned men generally; one learned in the Scriptures.
ulang, repetition of action
ulangan tahun, anniversary
ulangkan, to repeat; berulang,
repeatedly, ulang - aling, backwards and forwards.
ulap, ulap - ulap, broth made of
coconut-milk and keladi (Colocasia antiquorum).
ular, a generic name for snakes,
e.g., ular sawa, a python; ular
t~dong sendok, a cobra; u. danu,
(Kedah) a rainbow; u. naga, a
dragon; u. - ular, a pennon, a
streamer.
ulas, a covering, wrapper; ulasan, id.
ulat, a generic name for a number
of worms; a maggot; u. bilan,
millipede; u. bulu, a hairy caterpillar; u. sutera, the silk-worm.
uleh, = oleh.
uli, knead, squeezing down, pressing or ramming down.

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