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BOREK

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BUSAR

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M naiki borak: to get on the back of the
animal al-burdk; Ht. Md. Hanaf., 38.
The animal al-burdk proper, of Muhammadan tradition, is believed by Malays to have
had the face of a man, the body of a horse,
and the tail and wings of a bird, while the
Muhammadan confession of faith was marked
in the colouring on its side.
i3j. borek. Spotted; speckled with fairly large
spots; cf. rintek. Ayam b.: a speckled fowl.
Bapa borek anak-nya tentu berintek: given that
the father is spotted, the son will at least be
speckled; like father like son; a son will have
his father's qualities in some slight degree at
the very least; Prov., J. S. A. S., I., 93.
jA9 burok. Rottenness; old, worn out, decayed,
worthless, bad-of vegetable substances and
manufactured goods, but not of decomposing
animal matter; cf. busok. Rumah sudah burok: the house is in a ruinous state; Ht.
Abd., 176. Pada siyang hari-nya di-dirikan
orang kota itu, serta malam burok: in the day
time men built the fort, and at night it fell
into decay; Sej. Mal., 86.
Burok siku: rottenness of the elbow; a description of a man who gives a thing and then
always reverts to the subject of his generosity.
Nama b.: a bad name; Ht. Abd., I51. Berbuwat b.: to behave badly; to bring disgrace
or discredit upon any one; Ht. Sh. Kub.
Burokkan: to wear out, to cause to become
worn or rotten.
Di-tanah Riyau baju di-pakai,
Di-tanah Jawa baju di-burokkan:
in Riau the coat was worn, and Java saw the
coat worn out.
Burok is used also of a bad pronunciation;
Pel. Abd., 76.
L )y buraksa. V.^
buram. A rough sketch or draft of anything;
f.~ KI.
))j. buran. A species of sea-anemone eaten by
the Chinese.
c-\y burin. Karang burin: a species of coral.
g burn. Dense jungle; thick forest; K1.
Kambing b.: a wild goat; = kambing gerun.
Cf. baran..)0j buru. Hunting; the pursuit of game; driving
away; driving before one.
Memburu: to hunt.

Perburuwan: game; the thing hunted down;
hunting, sport. Anjing p.: dogs kept for
hunting; Sej. Mal., 86. Menchari p.: to go
in pursuit of game; Sh. Bid., 53. Hantu
pemburu (Sh. Kamp. Boy., Ii) or perburu: (Sh.
Sri. Bun., 94) an evil spirit of the jungle the
wild huntsman who chases men in the forest
with his dogs; see J. I. A., Vol. I., p. 307.
)~. boreh. A yellow ointment for the body; also
boreh-boreh and beboreh.
0~ bburuh. Jav. A day-labourer; a coolie. Buruhan: wages; hire.
TSAR burai. Protruding, gushing out, forced outas the entrails from a wound, or as the end of
a garment hanging out when it should be
tucked in; Sh. Panj. Sg. Cf. berai and urai.
j buri. I. A trumpet. K1.; Pijn.
II. Jav. The back, the rear, behind, after,
the hinderpart. Dudok di-buri: sitting in the
stern; Sh. Panj. Sg. Paduka Mahadewi mengiring di-buri: the princess Mahadewi brought
up the rear; Sh. Panj. Sg.
Cf. uri, burit, udi, mudek, etc.
b-9j boria. Hind. A topical song; a favourite
form of entertainment during the Muharram
at Penang.? buwas. Wild; ferocious-of animals. Binatang yang buwas: wild (in contradistinction
to domestic) animals; Ht. Abd., 206. Singa
yang maha-buwas: a most ferocious lion; Ht.
Sg. Samb.
bosa. Tali b.: a rope attached to a ship's
cable to stop it when sufficiently run out.
Also tali kap.
ly. busa. Foam, froth; better buweh.
busut. A heap of earth; an anthill. B. jantan: a small pointed anthill. B. betina: a
large rounded anthill. B. duwa tiga timbunan
two or three anthills; Sej. Mal., 9.
Busut juga di-timbun anai-anai: even mounds
are piled up by white ants; great things may
be achieved by perseverance; J. S. A. S., III.,
25. Cf. pongsu.
j~. bosor. Greed, gluttony.
y.u busar or busor. A bow; the curve of a bow;
the bow-like instrument for cleaning cotton;
a portion of a Malay kite. Menarek b.: to
draw a bow; Ht. Mar. Mah. Mtngenakan
anak panah kapada busar: to fit the arrow to
the bow; Ht. Sg. Samb.

Bagai busar Ranjuna: like the bow of Arjuna
- a simile for a delicately rounded arm; Ht.
Koris. Saperti kapas di-busor: like cotton after
cleaning; pure white; Ht. Sh.
Busor dengong: a humming-piece in a kite.

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