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tangkai. The stem of a flower or fruit; the
haulm or stalk. T. hati: stalk of the heart; a
term of endearment; Sh. Kumb. Chumb., 13;
also (in its literal sense) the connection of the
heart with the arterial system; Ht. Pg. Ptg.
In the case of composite flowers, tangkai is
used of the stalk at the base of each portion,
and kaki of the stalk on which all rest. Tiga
tangkai sa-kaki: three on a stalk; Ht. Jay.
Lengg.
tangki. Eng. The water tanks on a ship.
Also tanggi.
t6ngkerong. A fish (unidentified). Also
known as kerong-kerong.
t6ngkelang. (Johor.) A mill-wheel; a mill;
usually kelang, q. v.
tangga. A ladder; a staircase. Tolak tangga
berayun kaki: to push away the ladder (by
which one has risen) and to be left with one's
feet dangling in the air; to fall between two
stools; Prov.
T. pengait: a light portable ladder used for
tree climbing.
T. sigai: a bamboo ladder used for climbing
very lofty trees.

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T. sulor batang: a kind of ladder permanently
attached to a tree.

Anak t.: a step, a rung of the ladder.
mata anak t.: three rungs of the ladder;
Mal., I4I. Cf. also Ht. Bakht., 49.

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tOnggayong. (Riau, Johor.) A tree (unidentified); see tengkayong.
tOnggayun. A tree (unidentified), KI.; also
(Riau, Johor) tenggayong and (Kedah) tangkayong.
tOnggat. I. To hinder; to obstruct; KI.
II. Limit. Dari tenggat ini ka tenggat itu':
from this limit to that. Also sgnggat.
Cf. hingga.
tonggit or tunggit. Moving the posterior
parts backwards, thrusting them out; the
motion of thrusting them out-as distinct
from their being merely prominent (tonggek,
q. v.).
Tonggang t.: v. tonggang.
tanggar. Undertaking (a duty) successfully;
putting it through; managing it. Buleh tanggar atau tidak: can you manage this or not?
tengger. Squatting; sitting with bent lower
limbs on a confined spot, like a bird on a twig.
Bertengger: to be squatted; to squat, like a
frog upon a pillow (Ht. Ind. Jaya); or like a
monkey on its bearer's shoulders (Ht. Ind.
Jaya); to be perched, as a bird on the rooftree of a palace (Ht. Kal. Dam., 294).
tanggang. Propping up, buttressing, supporting; = sagang, q. v.
tanggong. Supporting on the shoulders,
bearing up a heavy weight by supporting it
from below; bearing up under difficulty or
calamity.
Tanggongan: a burden; a weight; the thing
supported.
Tanggongkan and mcnanggongkan: to hold
a thing up; to support a burden. Menanggong: id. Menanggong kemnaluwan: to reach
the age of knowledge (of a girl); Ht. Best.
Tertanggong: borne; supported; Sh. Pant.
Shl., 4.
tenggang. I. Equally divided, of a burden;
share and share alike.
II. Tenggang-tanggoh: limited in time; a
time limit for the performance of any work.
tingging. A fish (unidentified).
tinggong. Squatted; a squatting attitude,
sitting on one's heels. Tertinggong sap rti
kodok dalam lobang: squatting like a toad in
a hole. Tinggong is not used of birds sitting
on a branch, but is confined to squatting on
a flat surface without any lack of room.

Anjing bartinggong: the name given to a
peculiar form of fish-hook, the shaft of which
is very straight at first and turns away at the
base at a very sharp angle instead of by a
gradual curve.

Retak tangga mas: the lines running across
the fingers at the joints.
Rumah t.: a homestead; a home; Ht. Abd.,
216.
Bgrtangga-tangga: at fifth or sixth hand;
passing from one individual to another through
a whole chain of intermediate owners.
t6nggara. South-East; the South-East.
Angin t.: a S. E. wind. T. mandi: a strong
wind from the S. E.; Ht. Abd., 126; Pel.
Abd., II5. T. tUpat: exactly S. E.
Timor mwnenggara: E. S. E. Selatan inennggara: S. S. E.; Ht. Mar. Mah.

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j.,5 tinggarun. A silk kain lUpas. Also tekarun
and tggarun.
Ji tOnggala. [Skr. lauggala.] A plough.
Toleh t.: the forenoon; Ht. Sri Rama (Maxw.),
I4. Toleh t. muda: 8 or 9 a.m. Toleh tenggala
tuha: IO or Ii a.m.
MWnhnggala: to plough; Ht. Jah., 5.
t/nggalong. (Riau, Johor.) A kind of civetcat; viverra tangalunga; also (Kedah) tUngkalong and musang tinggalong.
Pagar tnggalong: the rail round the stern
gallery (dandan, q. v.) of a ship.

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