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TUWAM

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TUNANG

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II. Tuli-tuli: the threads attaching a certain kind of nris-sheath to the belt. Mas
tuli: gold thread. Mas tuli: a heavy cloth
woven with lines of gold thread., tuwam. The application of a hot dry poultice-such as a heated stone or a bag of hot
ashes-to a diseased part; Ht. Abd., 20.
TV tuma. A parasitic insect; a parasite of the
fowl; a kind of louse that does not bite like
a flea. Kerana pijat mati tuma: the tuma
suffers on account of the flea; avoid bad company-the flea and this louse being friends,
the agile flea does the mischief and escapes,
leaving the tuma to bear the consequences;
Prov. Orang jawa beberek makan tuma: the
Javanese are like insectivorous birds; they
eat lice; Prov., J.S.A.S., III., 46. Takutkan
tuma di-buwangkan kain dari badan: to strip
off one's clothes for fear of the fleas; to submit to a great evil for fear of a lesser; Prov.,
J.S.A.S., XI., 45. Saperti ayam kena tuma:
ike a flea-pestered fowl; a symbol for a fidgety
person; Prov. MInindas tuma: to kill lice;
Pel. Abd., 32.
Di-manakan tuma hidop-nya pula,
Jika ta'-makan di-atas kepala:
how is a louse to live if it is not to forage on
our heads? Prov., Sh. Panj. Sg.
Dada t.: a descriptive epithet to objects
(such as a roof) the angle of which is very
obtuse or the curvature of which is very
gradual.
c;o~ tumit. The heel of the foot. Tumit-nya bagai telor-nya burong: her heel was like a bird's
egg —a shape much admired (Sh. Ik. Trub.,
3); other admired shapes being: tumit-nya
sapirti pauh di-larek: like a rounded pauh fruit
(Ht. Jay. Lengg.); and tumit-nya bagai langkuwas muda: like the young lengkuwas fruit
(Ht. Koris).
T. tangan: the portion of the hand nearest
the centre of the wrist.
T. tiyang: the truck of a mast.
O.j] tumis. Cooking by frying in oil with onions;
seasoning a dish.
tg tumus or tomos. Falling forwards on the
face, as distinct from falling on the face and
chest, (jerumus). Rebah tedtomos: to fall
sprawling forward.
3 tomong. A sort of short thick cannon mounted like a lela; a native mortar or howitzer.
~t tumang. A short peg or stake driven into the
ground like a tent-peg and used to fasten a
buffalo to, or for any similar purpose; a wooden
rest for a saucepan; Sej. Mal., III.
Menumangkan: to tie up; to expose a fettered
man to die; Ht. Perb. Jay.

O,~ toman or tuman. A freshwater fish,
ophiocephalus striatus; Sh. Ik. Trub., 14; Sh.
Pant. Shl., o1; Pel. Abd., 49. Bagai toman
makan anak-nya: like the toman which eats its
young; used in speaking of a woman whose
children for some reason or another do not
live long; Prov., J. S. A. S., XXIV., 95.
p9 tumu. A kind of tree which grows by the sea
side, didymocarpus crinitus; Sej. Mal., II6.
tuna. [Skr. tuna.] A wound, a poetical equivalent for luka. Hati-nya tuna: his feelings
were wounded; Sh. Panj. Sg. Untong yang
tuna: evil fortune; Sh. Panj. Sg.
Ad tuwan. Master; lord; lady-an honorific
title applied to Europeans (men only)
generally, to Malay men and women of a
certain rank, to saiyids and sharifahs and to
hajis of either sex.
T. besar: the chief-a term used in speaking
of the head of a department or firm in which
more than one European is employed.
T. puteri: the princess.
Bertuwan: to have a master; to be employed under some one. Bertuwankan: to
serve; to accept service under; to enter the
service of. Maka sa-orang lagi berkata daripada aku bertuwankan Maharaja Boma itu saribu kali mahu aku bertuwankan Sang Samba
ini: then said another: rather than accept
the Maharaja Bonta as my Lord, I would a
thousand times be the servant of Sang
Samba; Ht. Sg. Samb.
Tuwan-ku: My Lord; a title usually confined to the sovereign. Yang di-pertuwan or
yamtuwan: the ruler; the king or prince of a
Malay State.
Pertuwanan: the rank of a tuwan; distinguished or honourable birth. Anak pertuwanan: children of rank; Ht. Pg. Ptg.
Jat tunas. A young shoot or sprout from a treetrunk; Ht. Ind. Meng.; Cr. Gr., 68. Bertunas:
to sprout. Hendak bertunas sudah di-petek,
lama-lana mati-lah pokok: if you keep continually breaking off growing twigs to get fresh
sprouts, you will end by killing the tree;
over-eagerness often defeats its own ends;
Prov.
T. padi: blades that shoot up in the stubble
after the padi has been harvested.
bi tunang. Troth; betrothal. Tunangan: the
betrothed; Ht. Abd., 4IO; Ht. Ind. Jaya.
Tunangan-nya tuwan puteri: the princess, his
betrothed. Bertunangan: engaged to be
married; Ht. Abd.; Ht. Koris.; Ht. Ind. Nata.

Peluru tunang: magic shot which never fails
to hit the mark; Pel. Abd., III, 114. Also
peluru jampi penunang.
Tunangkan: to betroth one person to
another; Ht. P. J. P.; Ht. Gul. Bak., 59.
Pertunangan: betrothal, the betrothed; Ht.
Ind. Nata....