A Malay-English dictionary,

R3TAK [ 323 ] RE.JOK
-- —., —.y, r6tak. A small crack (as shown by a mere
line) in contradistinction to a rift or crevice
however small (rekah); the cracks or lines
on the porcelain surface of a plate after
exposure to heat; the lines on the fingers.
Retak menchari belah: the crack awaits the
fissure-a proverbial expression corresponding to the English " the rift within the lute."
Ritak menanti pechah; another form of the
same proverb.
Nasi ta'-dingin, pinggan ta'-retak;
t1ngkau ta'-ingin, aku ta'-hendak:
if the rice is not cold, the plate is not
cracked; if you have no desire for me, I
feel no inclination for you; a proverbial
expression, the first line of which is often
used for the second, as a proposal to
amicably break off a liaison when the passion
has cooled down on both sides.
Siput retak sa-ribu (also simply siput and
retak tangan): the narrow lines or markings
on the hand; the lines which serve the
purposes of the teller of fortunes by palmistry.
R. biji titun: these lines when they meet
at the extremities and enclose a lozengeshaped centre.
R. tangga mias: lines across the fingers at the
joints,-when those lines are of different
lengths.
R. tembuku jari: parallel lines at the knuckles
when they stretch right across the fingers.
Retak is sometimes used of the deep furrows
or wrinkles on the forehead, and of the lines
between the folds on the neck, but ketak
(Riau, Johor) is more correct in this sense.
r6tok. Meretok: to sit and look on when one
ought to be joining in the work; to avoid
one's share of duty; to leave everything to
one's partners and associates; Kl., v. d. W.; ratakb. Arab. Mulier coeunti impervia.
J rgtal. Saffron. Also hartal.:) r6tin. [Dutch ruiten.] Diamonds (the suit
in playing cards). Also ratin and retin.
\") ratna or r6tna. [Skr. ratna.] A jewel; a
princess. Tuwan puteri Ratna Dewi anak raja
Feringgi: the princess Ratna Dewi, daughter
of the King of the Franks; Ht. Jay. Lengg.
Ratna pekacha: transparent gem; gem of pure
water; -a term of endearment; Ht. Sg.
Samb.; Sh. Kumb. Chumb., 13. Ratna mutu
ma'nikam: gems of all sorts, - a common
expression in romances.
The variants ra'na and rakna also occur.

III. Mereteh: to jump up and down; to
fidget. Udang mereteh dalam tanggok: prawns
leaping in a basket-trap,-a simile for restlessness; Prov.
Beras bUreteh: parched rice; rice cooked
in a certain way which causes the grains to
leap up and down.
J\.) rij]l. [Arab. plur. of rdfjlun, a man.] Men.
Rijalu'l-ghdb: the hidden guardians of
human destinies; Sh. Rej., 5. Kitahuwi ulehmu bahuwa-sanya rijdlu'l-ghaib itu auliya yang
tersetmbunyi atas bumi; adalah marika-itu
imemegang dunya dan mmelnihara dunya dan
manusiya daripada kena mara-bahiya jin dan
lain-nya: know ye that the Rijalu'l-ghdib are
the hidden vicegerents of God upon earth;
they control the world and protect it and its
inhabitants from perils, from evil spirits and
similar evils.'
> rajab. Arab. The name of one of the
months in the Muhammadan calendar.
rju'. Arab. Return; v. rojok.
rjang. I. An astrological term; the name
of a series of symbols (one for each day of the
month) which are supposed to represent the
influences affecting the fortunes of the day.
Ketika r.: time according to the rejang;
lucky and unlucky days according to this
system of fortune telling. Sha'ir r.: the name
of a poem dealing with this system of telling
fortunes.
II. A spring forward.
Sa-rajang kuda brrlari: as much as a horse
can cover at a gallop-a common expression
for a short distance. Sa-rejang kuda blrlari,
sa-yujana mata memandang, sa-lelah burong
terbang, sa-elok makan pluru mzriyamn: as far
as a horse can gallop, as far as the eye can
clearly see, as far as a bird can fly without
weariness, as far as a cannon-ball can
effectively carry;-expressions representing
a distance of one, two or three miles or thereabouts.
III. A tree, acronychia laurifolia or alstonia
scholaris.
IV. The name of some districts and tribes
in southern Sumatra.
cj r6jok. Leaping by crouching down and then
springing up; leaping without the impetus
acquired by a run; a standing jump in contradistinction to a running jump; a spring
such as that of a cat or tiger; a leap into
the air such as that of a bird, which springs
up against the wind before beginning to fly.

Merejok: to spring or leap in this way; to
jump from a confined place (especially of
jumping out of a boat.)

4; r6teh. I.
vesicles, as
tions on the

Mreteh: to form little watery
certain festering sores and erupskin.

II. A crackling sound; the roll of musketry
when one gun goes off immediately after
another; the sound of Chinese crackers.

I Taken from a printed work (on divination) the name
of which was concealed from the writer of this dictionary.

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