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DARJI

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cj, h darji or drji. [Hind. and
A tailor; a " durzee."
J\~) dardfr. Arab. The elm..(j5-> darzi. [Hind. and Pers.]
"durzee." Also derji.

Pers. Lj3.).]

A tailor, a

A-)a ddras. I. [Arab. daras.] Menderas: to
study the Koran. Tiyada-lah bimbang uleh
yang lain daripada nenderas Kurdn: he found
no attraction in anything but reading the
Koran; Ht. Raj. Sul., 22. Sealu mnend-ras
jangan-lah jtmu: always study, never get sick
of it; Sh. Nasih., I6.
II. Rapidity of motion; speed; speedy;
swift. Jangan deras sangat: do not hurry
too much. Terlalu deras lari-nya: he ran
very fast. Gendang raya bunyi daras, ta'-tahu
diri-nya berongga: the big drum beats fast, it
does not realize its hollowness; a fool talks
much, he does not realize that he is talking
nonsense; Prov.
III. (Onom.) A sound as of sand rolling
down a slope.,9i- ddris. [Arab. idr's.] A Malay proper name;
an abbreviation of Idris.
&A- dirang. (Onom.) A clanking sound; a
sound as of metal falling on stone; the sound
of a gong striking the hours; Sh. Dag., i;
Sh. Sri Ben., 31; the sound of pieces of
jewelry striking against one another; Sh.
Lamp., ii; Sh. Peng., 12. Brderang-derang
and berde-rong-derang id., repeated; the dingdong sound of a bell.

J) d6rak. (Onom.) A cracking sound.
2) d d6rek. (Onom.) A sound of tearing as when
linen is torn or ripped.
L)d drok and ddruk. (Onom.) A cracking
sound rather duller in intensity than that
expressed by the word dtrak.
j5. durga. Skr. The Hindu goddess Durga.
Dewi Durga sakti: the Mighty Durga; Ht.
Mas Ed. Dewi Durga Kesoima: id.
S darg&h. Pers. A court, a palace.. Idirgahayu. [Skr. dirghdyu long life.] Majesty, dominion;-used as an equivalent for
the common expression daulat. Bertambahtambah dirgahayu: may Your Majesty increase!
may you live for ever! Ht. Hg. Tuw., 29.
Maka semzbah-nya utusan itu dirgahayu daulat
Shah-'dlanm: the Envoy said: Oh Majesty! Oh
Royalty! Oh Ruler of the Earth! Ht. Kal.
Dam., 356.
c)Jg derel. A salvo, a platoon-lire.
yj,.> d6r6lus. (Kedah.) Rotting to pieces,-of
woodwork or atap.
j' deram. I. (Onom.) A low rumbling sound;
a moaning sound. Berderamn sayang apa-lah
nyawa kakanda? My soul, what are you
moaning after? Ht. Koris; Ht. Ind. Meng.
Nobat pun mtnderamn behana terayu jiwa:
the kettle-drums rumbled in mournful melody
entrancing the souls of their hearers; Ht.
Ind. Meng. Tagar pun berbunyi mtenderam:
the thunder rumbled; Ht. Koris. Cf. also
Sh. Abd. Mk., 23; Ht. Pg. Ptg.
Derun-dierazm: v. derum.
II. Deramt-deram: a small cake of sugar
and flour.
III. Eng. A drum.I
fS- ddrum. I. (Onom.) The sound of a tree
falling. Derzu-deram bagai kayu tumbang:
rumbling down like tumbling trees. The
word is also used of an animal's growl;
Ht. Abd., 77. Cf. deram.
II. (Riau, Johor.) The word of command
to make an elephant or camel kneel down so
as to enable the rider to mount; also (Kedah)
terum. Derunkan: to make (an elephant)
kneel in this way; Sej. Mal., go, 93, o05.

I E. g., in the pantun:
Buwyi terompit tambur deram,
Bunyi beragam berdayu-dayu;
Datang pelesit di-tengah malam,
Di-sgmbor lada, pukul pbnyapu.

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drring. I. (Onom.) A ringing sound; the
tinkling of anklets; Ht. Sh.; the ringing of
the chains and other metallic appendages of
an ensign (jogan); Ht. Koris.
II. (Onom?) The trumpeting of an elephant; the growling of an angry man. Maka
iya-pun mendering suwara-nya saperti tagar:
he growled out angrily in a voice like thunder;
Ht. Best. Cf. also derin.
d6rong. (Onom.) A deep clang. Berderongderang: to "ding-dong" of a bell, etc.; Sh.
Lamp., I. Cf. derang and dering.
d6rap. (Onom.) A crackling or rapping
sound; the noise of small firearms; the sound
made by oars.
Tarek dayong berdlrap-derap,
Hendak telawan sampan kotak;
S haya laksana bunga dedap,
Sunggoh wlerah berbau tidak:
pull the oars rap after rap, when you race the
heavy sampans. Berdentut bgdil yang bgsar,
berderap badil yang kechil: the heavy guns
boomed, the light ones rattled; Ht. Raj.
Don., 16.

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