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RAPOH [ 315 ] RAGA

4j) rapoh. Brittleness; fragility; crumbling;
frail; easily broken up, as wood which has
become rotten or worm-eaten, or as iron after
long exposure to rust. Rapoh mulut: inability
to control one's tongue,-used of a man who
at the least provocation bursts into bad
language or reveals secrets confided to him.
Bernyawa rapoh: frail tenure of life, such as
that of a man in a delicate state of health.
'Ilnu perapoh: a charm to affect a rival's
weapons or tools with brittleness; a charm
such as would be used to make an enemy's
keris break in a battle, or to make his oar
break in a rowing race.
\ rapai. Merapai: to be constantly fumbling
about with one's hand; cf. chapai and apai.
Tangan merapai saperti lipas kudong (or saperti
udang dalam tanggok): his hand is as restless
as a cockroach (or as a shrimp in a baskettrap); proverbial expressions descriptive of a
man who cannot be still.
The form mtnggerapai is usually found in
a transitive sense, but merapai also occurs as
an active verb meaning to fondle or play
with; Sh. Peng., 2.
5J) raka. Fragility; brittleness as the result of
visible injuries but not of rotten materials;
fragile, as a vase that has been cracked in
several places and necessitates care in
handling.
Cf. rapoh.
4) rakat. I. [Arab. 3,.] The bowing of the
body in prayer; v. raka'at.
II. Hind. A scarlet pea with a black
speck-used as a weight for gold. Also
buwah saga, q. v.
III. A theatrical performance (obsolete);
Sej. Mal., I44.
4 \ rakit. Arrangement one by another; laying
things in order side by side for the purpose
of construction; a simple construction such
as a raft; the earliest rough preparation for
building a house.
Barang pekgrjaan jangan di-rakit,
Kejahatan banyak bukan sadikit:
do not make arrangements for any undertaking, it will end in disaster in no slight
degree; Sh. Rej., 5.
Rakit-rakit dari Indiragiri,
Mhnylblrang hendak ka-pulau Jawa;
Kalau tuwan menyerahkan diri
Nanti esok kakanda bawa:

the rafts from Indragiri crossed over on their
way to the island of Java; Ht. Ind. Nata.
This word is very common in pantuns, e. g.
Ht. Ind. Nata (four times); Ht. Sh. Kub.
(twice); Ht. Koris (twice), etc.

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Bgrakit: side by side; arranged parallel to
each other. Tulang-pun tampak barakit-rakit:
the bones (ribs) appeared each parallel to the
rest; Sh. Kumb. Chumb., 22. Tikar berakit:
a double mat; a mat of two folds.
Sa-rakit: a pair of layers or slices. Sireh
sa-rakit: two sireh leaves, one arranged on
the other for consumption.
rakut. Imposition; deception; snare;
karut, q. v. Pusing putar pandai nmerakut:
twisting and turning, skilled in deceiving.
'Akal laba-laba, di-guwa burok suka merakut:
the mind of a spider which likes to weave
its snares in a decaying hollow; Prov.
rakus.. Greed; gluttony. Also ragus.
rakap. I. [Arab. and Hind. wLv.] Stirrup.
II. Chukup rakap: fully equipped; = chukup
lengkap and chukup rangkap.
III. Creeping at a snail's pace; slow progress; spreading as a creeper.
Sireh kerakap: the small upper sprouts of
the sireh.
Merakap: to creep; to crawl-as a plant;
(by metaphor) to crawl from door to dooras a beggar. Orang hina merakap: a miserable crawling beggar; Sh. Put. Ak., 32.
Mengaji sapgrti orang mntrakap: to read like a
crawler; to slowly move from word to word;
Sh. U1., 4. Cf. rakak and rangkak.
rakak. Crawling; = rangkak and rakap, q. v.
rakam. [Arab..] Painting on cloth;
painted as distinct from embroidered designs
in cloth. Di-rakam dangan ayer emas: painted
in gold; Ht. Ind. Meng.; Ht. Bakht., 9.
rakan. Companionship; association; a friend,
companion or partner. Uleh suka bermainmain sama rakan-nya: because he liked to play
with his companions; Ht. Best.
Rakanan: a partner in business; Ht. Abd.,
243; Bint. Tim., 4 April, I895.
Berakan-rakan: in parties or groups; = barkawan-kawan.
rakah. I. (Kedah.) Mbrakah: to laugh
loudly. Gllak ntrakah: id. Cf. dLkah.
II. Berakah: proud; self-important; =
sombong.

raga. I. A coarsely-plaited basket of bamboo or rattan; a kind of creel with wide
interstices. Rambut-nya saperti raga or rambut-nya bagai raga: coarse matted hair; Ht.
Abd., 382; Ht. Gul. Bak., 89; Sej. Mal., 55.
Jaras kata-nya raga jarang: the creel said that
the raga had wide interstices; the pot called
the kettle black; Prov., J. S. A. S., I., 97.

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