A Malay-English dictionary,

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t-.. chetok. I. (Singapore and Bencoolen.) The
beak of a bird. Cf. paroh.
II. Chetokan: a chisel-holder or chisel rest
shaped something like a button-hook and used
by braziers..c -. cheti. Tam. A money-lender, a chitty.
Better, q. v., chichit. I. (Onom.) A squeaking sound,
t* such as that made by young birds or mice;
the creaking noise of a hinge that wants
oiling; the trickling sound made by water
passing along the side of a boat.
II. Great-grandchild; Ht. Abd., 465; Sh.
Jub. Mal., 6, 9; Ht. Koris.
checher or chichir. Dropping in small
V quantities; dripping; dropping away by
degrees; loss in driblets or small quantities
at a time; loss by leakage. Bercecheeran:
falling in small quantities at a time; Ht. Si
Misk., 48. Yang di-kejar tiyada dapat dan
yang di-kandong (or kendong) berchecheran:
what he pursued, he failed to catch; and what
he had, he lost by leakage; a man sacrificing
the substance for the shadow; Prov., Pel.
Abd., 20; J. S. A. S., XI., 82.
Checherkan: to allow small quantities of anything to drop upon anything else; Sh.
May., 5.
> chichap. Tasting a liquid by dipping a finger
o*. into it and applying the finger to the lips;
better chechap, q. v.
'-. chichak. The common house-lizard; better
chechak, q. v.
chichik. A feeling of repulsion for a dirty
or loathsome object; a feeling of loathing
rather than contempt.
Orang miskin jangan di-chichik,
Kebesaran ta'-buleh di-bawa mati:
do not look on the poor with loathing; worldly
greatness does not endure after death.
^ checheh. (Vulgar.) The penis (of a child).
Vt Also chehcheh.,

64g chichah. Steeping-as food is steeped in
gravy. Di-amtbil kalam di-chichah-nya dawat:
he took a pen and steeped it in ink; Sh.
Lamp., i.
cheche. (Onom.) Chinese cymbals. Pronounced nasally chen-chen.

I..- chedok. The act of scooping up or raising;
the use of any vessel or spade-like instrument
for bringing up loose material or water from
below; cf. chebok. Ikan itupun di-chedok oranglah: fish could be simply caught up with the
water; i. e., you had only to lower a bucket
and haul up the fish they were so numerous
and sluggish; Ht. Abd., 230.
Chedok is also used (Selangor) for
"diamonds" (the suit in playing cards).
j.x chiyar. (Onom.) Loud crying such as that
of a very young child when it cannot get
milk; squalling. Anak-ku yang beharu jadi
itu mtenangis terchiyar-chiyar lapar susu: my
newly-born child kept crying and squalling,
wanting milk; Ht. Abd., 448.
Pronounced chin ar. Cf. chiyak.;,2 cheret or chirit. Severe diarrhcea; fluidity
of the faeces; looseness of the bowels.
Ch. beret: to flow in a continuous stream,
to flow continuously; Sh. Panj. Sg. Tarcheret-cheret: id.
Ch. bintang: a meteor; a falling or shooting
star.
Ch. budak: a plant, croton argyratus.
Ch. hutan: a common jungle shrub, clerodendron deflexwm.
Ch. murai: a plant, glycosmis sapindoides.,3~ — cherek. I. A kettle; a metal vessel for
boiling water; a vessel for carrying water;
Sh. Pant. Shl., 3. Munchong ch., or (Singapore and Batavia) chorot ch.: the spout of a
kettle.
II. Diarrhoea; Ht. Hamz., 66. Usually
cheret, q. v.
c-,' cheri. A peculiar gong-like instrument; a
gong, the sides of which do not stand out at
right angles to the base but slope inwards.
5)F~. chiri. I. [Skr. charya: fidelity.] The coronation formula; a ceremonial address (not
in Malay and not understood) read at the
installation of a Malay prince; Sej. Mal., 94.
The words are in one of the Indian languages,
probably Pali, but the formula is too corrupt
for positive identification. The words are
given in the J. S. A. S.
II. [Skr.: id.] Flaw; injury.
III. A hair-pin; K1.
J chiyas. (Penang.) Fidgety; restless behaviour; impatience (in a bad sense); swagger.

t" chengeng. Whining continuously, of young
'- children.
chingam. A bush growing on the sea-shore,
scyphiphora hydrophyllacea.

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