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

DiRHAM
buat d., to turn traitor; to
betray.
derham, Ar. a small silver coin
or gold coin from Turkey or
Persia.
dering, I. (onom.) a ringing
sound. II. the trumpeting of an
elephant.
d~rita, Skr. tiada menderita, insupportable; unbearable.
derji, Hind. a tailor.
d~rma, Skr. alms; gifts to the
poor; charity; favour; gift to a
subordinate; memberi d., to
distribute charity; jikalau ada
derma kurnia tuan-ku, by the
favour and kindness of my lord.
dermawan, Skr. charitable.
derni, the threshold or sill of a
door; pintu d., a light screendoor.
derong (onom.), a sonorous clang
(as of a deep-toned bell).
deru (onom.), the roar of a
storm, or of a crowd, or of an
inundation; menderu, to roar.
derum, I. (onom.) the sound of a
tree falling heavily. II. a word
of command to make an elephant kneel; derumkan, to
make an elephant kneel.
derut (onom.), a dull scraping
sound.
d.rwis, Pers. a dervish.
desa, Skr. region, country; sadesa neg~ri, every country and
town; everywhere; mendesa
negeri, id.; bertandang d., to go
wandering from place to place.
desar (onom.), berdesar, to hiss
(as water falling on hot iron).
desau (onom.), the swish of rain
falling on bamboos.
desing (onom.), the whizzing
sound made by a projectile.
desir, = d~sar.
distar, Pers. an unstarched headcloth; a turban.

DIAN
desur, = dgsar.
detar, N.S. ( = destar) Malay
head-kerchief.
detas (onom.), the rustle of
paper.
detek (onom.), the cracking of a
twig.
deting (onom.), the twang of a
stretched string when struck.
dewa, Skr. a " deva"; a Hindu
divinity; a fairy; a demi-god.
dewana, Pers. courtly, royal.
dewangga, Skr. a rich cloth often
mentioned in romance.
dewasa, Skr. time, period, (late.
dewata, Skr. godhead, divinity, d.
mulia raya, the greatest of gods;
burong d., unggas d., manok d.
or paksi d., the bird of paradise.
dewi, Skr. a goddess; a fairy.
di, I. at, in; di-sini, here; disana, there; di-dalam, inside;
di-luar, outside. [By an idiomatic use of this world, it forms
a passive, e.g. kapal di-tunda
jongkong, a ship in tow of a
dinghy, i.e. a ship towed by a
dinghy; di-dengar-nya, in his
hearing; heard by him.] II.
Skr. noble-an abbreviation of
adi in certain titles, e.g. dipati
for adi-pati, diraja for adi-raja,
etc.
dia, he, him, she, it; = ia, when
following an n; akan dia, to
him; also emphatic for ia.
diam, I. being silent;
diam-lah ia, he was silent;
diam-diam, silently; diamkan
or mendiamkan, to silence. II.
residence, abode, dwelling;
diam-lah ia di-Melaka, he lived
at Malacca; diami, to inhabit;
kediaman, abode; tempat kediaman, place of abode, home.
dian, a candle: kaki d.. a candlestick, sinar d.. the light of a
candle; liin d., the wax of a

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