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ratap. I. Prolonged wailing or lamentation
when such lamentation takes the form of
definite utterances rather than of meaningless sounds; passionate exclamations of sorrow
and grief as distinct from mere weeping
(tangis). Iya ratap bbrbagai-bagai ratapnya:
they mourned, uttering all kinds of cries; Ht.
Sg. Samb.
Ratapkan: to mourn (transitive); to bewail,
to mourn over; Sh. A. R. S. J., 8, 27. Meratapkan: id.; Sh. Lail. Mejn., 46.
MAeratap: to mourn (intransitive); Ht. Abd.,
193, 438; Sh. Sing. Terb., 24. Mhratapratap: id., but frequentative; Ht. Ind. Jaya.
II. Meratap: (Penang) to have one's fingers
loaded with rings.
ratin. [Dutch ruiten.] Diamonds (in playing cards). Also dainzan, retin, retin and batu
melaka.
ratu. Jav. A title given in Java to persons
of either sex when of direct royal descent.
The title is not used colloquially by Malays
when speaking of their own princes, but it
occurs in literature, and is sometimes applied
to foreign rulers, especially queens, to avoid
the technical associations attending the use
of a Malay title. Ratu Majapahit itu raja
besar: the Prince of Majapahit is a mighty
sovereign; Sej. Mal., 39. Baginda ratu: Her
Majesty the Queen,-a title applied to the
(Circassian) Sultana of Johor, Bint. Tim., 23
January, 1895. Isteri-nya bernama Ratu ilas:
his wife (a Javanese) was named Ratu Mas;
Ht. Abd., 6o,-but Ratu Mas properly speaking is a title, not a name.
R. peretmpuwan: queen among women,-a
term of endearment, Sh. Panj. Sg. Sang
ratu: the King, the Sovereign.
Pararatu: the grade of princes; the assembly of princes; Ht. Sh. Ratu Mllayu: the
Malay ruler; Ht. Hg. Tuw., 35. This title,
though applied to a Malay prince, is only so
applied by a perversion of history, some
Javanese legends having been appropriated by
the Malays as their own. The real Ratu
Melayu was Seri Panji, who was so called for
victories over the Malays, cf. the title Scipio
Africanus.
Ratu is connected etymologically with datok,
q. v.
ratah. Plain, by itself-used of food when
eaten without the usual rice or vegetables.
MWratah: to eat food without rice. Bahtwa
nasi persantapan itu tiyada-lah di-makan-nya
gila-gila dengan nteratah ikan juga: the rice
that was laid before them they did not eat,
absorbed as they were in eating the fish by

itself; Ht. Bakht., 6i.
rati. (From hati.) Rati-rati: dreams at night
based on the events of the day. MWratikan:
to recall to memory;=mnltmprhatikan.

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raja. I. Skr. Prince; king; ruler; the
" king " in the game of chess; a name applied
generally to all persons of princely rank
whether reigning sovereigns or not. At Riau
the title of raja is also given in a limited technical sense to princes of direct royal descent
if below the rank of Jngku and above that of
nong, these grades turning upon intermarriages
with women who are not of princely rank.
The word raja is also sometimes applied to
European Governors; cf. Ht. Abd., Io, ii.
Bagai raja dengan mun2tri: like a king and his
minister,-in harmony; Prov. Kerja r.:
work for one's prince; work for which one
gets nothing; Prov.
Raja berasal or r. asalli: a prince by descent.
R. bintang: the principal heavenly bodies.
R. di-gelar: a raja by virtue of office and not
by descent.
R. di-raja: (properly angkatan raja adi-raja):
a royal hearse. Pancha raja di-raja: id., Ht.
Ism. Yat., I39. Raja di-raja properly means
a king of royal descent; v. adi.
R. kayu, kayu r. or kayu dulang: a tree, cassia
fistula.
R. mZuda: the second prince in a Malay
State; the heir apparent to the throne.
R. penomah: a gift, a complimentary present
sent with an embassy; Ht. Perb. Jaya.
R. perenpuwan: a queen.
R. sari or r. sa-hari: the bridegroom.
R. udang: the name of a bird.
Anak r.: a prince:
Budak r.: (Pahang and Northern Malay
States) the attendants at a Court; courtiers;
young men in attendance at a Court.
Hamba r.: servants or menials about a
Court.
Pinang r.: the red-stemmed palm, cyrtostachys
lacca.
Pisang r.: a large variety of a banana.
Selnnyulm r.: a hypocritical smile.
Beraja: possessing a ruler.
Berajakan: to be ruled by; to have (anyone)
for a ruler. Mbrasai pahit berajakan Holanda
itu: to taste the bitterness of Dutch rule.
Kerajaan: rule; government; empire.
Takhta kerajaan: a throne of sovereignty.
A lat kerajaan or perkakas kerajaan: the insignia of State.
AiMrajakan: to make (anyone) a raja; to
raise to the throne or to royal rank; Ht. Sg,
Samb.; Ht. Koris.

Raja can also be used metaphorically; tiuwanku raja sugala ptrnmpuwan: my lady is a queen
among women; Ht. Koris.
II. (Connected with I?) Panyakit raja: a
malignant ulcer on the neck or shoulders,
believed by Malays to peculiarly affect princes;
Muj., 58.

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