A Malay-English dictionary,

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BUYONG

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BPHASA

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v.) buyong. I. A water vessel; a pitcher with
a wide mouth and narrow neck; Ht. Abd.,
292; Ht. Sh.; Ht. Best.
Tulang kilek buyong: the crest of the ilium.
II. A boy, a youth, a servant-when it is
desired to avoid mentioning their names.
Si-buyong: the boy; that boy.
III. Tonggeng-buyong: aslant; sloping;
leaning to one side; askew..j. boyak. I. Tasteless, odourless, weak-as
spoilt tobacco, KI.
II. Very much opened out, as the ribs of a
beamy shallow boat.
i boyan. The Island of Bawean. Orang b.: a
Boyanese.
i, bonyor. Soft, sappy,-of fruit: tender-of
meat.
c9s. bunyi. I. The impression made by words
or sounds upon the ear or mind; sound,
meaning, accent; intonation. Suwara-nya
garu lagi hebat bunyi-nya: he had a hoarse
voice and harsh intonation; Ht. Abd., 328.
Sa-puchok surat demikiyan bunyi-nya: a letter
to the following effect; Ht. Gul. Bak., 36.
Koyak ta'-berbunyi: being torn without a
sound; telling the truth without being believed; Prov.
B. keridek: when the mole-cricket is heard;
about 5 p.m. or 5.30 p.m.
Bunyi-bunyiyan: strains of music.
Berbunyi: to sound, to sing (of birds).
'Membunyikan: to pronounce, to enunciate;
Ht. Abd., i9.
II. See sembunyi.
J bah. A flood; an inundation; the flow of
water into the padi fields during the rains.
Sha'tr bah Singapura: the poem of the
Singapore floods-a poem describing an
inundation of Collyer Quay.
Cf. sebak. The word bah refers to water in
motion, sebak to still water.
4i boh. (Singapore.) Ornamental cuttings of
paper or cloth; paper decorations.
Ai bihi. Arab. In or upon him; v. bi,
)-r bahaduri. Pers. Knightly; brave; warriorlike. Bintang b.: the star of a knightly order..5-. bhadi. Panic, sudden fits of fear, the evil
influences which haunt a spot; Ht. Raj.
Don., 3. See badi.
\). bahir. Arab. Beauty, sunrise; Sh. Kamp.
Boy., 4 -

bbhara. [Skr. bhara.] Load, weight, burden; a somewhat indefinite measure of weight
varying from 400 to 600 lbs. avoirdupois.
Tolak behara: ballast. See Cr. Hist. Ind.
Arch., Vol. I., p. 276 (396-560 lbs.), and cf.
with Sej. Mal., 301, 302, where the word is
used of only ten catties or about 14 lbs.
b6haru. New, newly. Pulau Pinang pkattnya bUharu: the Island of Penang has a new
mart. Tahun baharu: the new year.
Beharu-lah iya datang: he has just come;
then only he came.
Also baru.
behari. [Pers. bahari.] Excellent; noble;
ancient, appertaining to the good old times.
Shah 'alant behari: the noble lord of the
world; Sh. Sg. Kanch., 35. Menjadi hina
nama yang behari: an illustrious name will be
brought to discredit; Ht. Gul. Bak., I57.
Tamant orang yang behari: the garden of a
noble; Sh. Bur. Pungg., 5. Zanmdn behari:
the past; Sh. Panj. Sg. Berlainan juga daripada behari or tidak sapfrti bshari: not as in
the past; Sh. Panj. Sg.
b6hasa. I. [Skr. bhasha.] Language; the
use of proper forms of address; courtesy,
civility, manners. B. nmelayu: the Malay
language. B. inggeris: the English language.
B. dalam: the court language.
Anak China bertimbang madat,
Dani Mengkasar langsong ka-Deli;
Hidop di-dunya kita ber'ddat,
Behasa tidak berjuwal bgli:
as long as we live let us be courteous; manners are not for purchase or sale. Behasa
menunljokkan bangsa: manners reveal descent;
Prov., J. S. A. S., XI., 54. Tuwan-mu itu
tiyada tahu behasa: your master has no breeding; Ht. Sh. Mard. Guru daripada behasa:
a teacher of language. Apa behasa anak galoh
ini? What means the behaviour of this
princess? Why does the princess behave in
this way? Ht. Mas. Ed.
Budi behasa: good taste and courtesy; tact
and breeding.
Jalan b.: idiom.
Julru b.: an interpreter.
Korang b.: discourteous, lacking in manners.
Berbehasa: polite.
Mezmbehasakan: to prescribe a formal method
of address; Sh. Kumb. Chumb., 24.
Perbehasaan: way, manner of speaking;
Arabian Nights, 402.
II. Skr.? Softly, lightly, slightly,-an
attenuative which softens or tones down the
force of the preceding word. Sepuhi-sepuhi
b.: softly blowing-of the wind. Matahari

pun suram behasa (Ht. Sh. Kub.), or reduprgdup behasa (Ht. Sh. Kub.): the sun was
slightly overcast. Mengantok-ngantok bahasa:
gently nodding; Ht. Sh. Kub. Gila behasa:
slightly mad, eccentric; Sej. Mal. Rambutnya kusut-kusut behasa: his hair was somewhat matted; Ht. Mas. Ed., 6I.

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