A Malay-English dictionary,

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ROTI

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(j) roti. Hind. Bread; Ht. Abd., 308; Ht. Gul.
Bak., 32.
R. kirai: a prepared compound of flour and
egg, looking something like macaroni.
Tukang r.: a baker; Ht. Hamz., 2.
9) j rojak. I. The name given to a number of
Malay dishes of the salad type. They are
made of fruit, vegetables and other cold ingredients flavoured with vinegar, sauce and
samnbals.
II. Perojak sireh: (Kedah) a betel-nut
pounder: (Riau, Johor) peinumbok sireh.:.)J rojok. [Arab. m-.] Return. The word is,
however, limited in use to the return of a
husband to his divorced wife, or to the restoration of a friendship after a quarrel; Sh.
Panj. Sg. Merojok: to retrace one's steps;
to return to one's divorced wife; to restore
the status quo.
K-)I rojol. Emergence through a hole or orifice.
Merojol: (of a snake) to poke its head out of
its hole; (of a bird) to stick its head out
between the bars of a cage; (of a fish) to
thrust itself partly through the meshes of a
net. Also merejul, and meinjrojol.
a. rujah. The act of stabbing or thrusting
downwards through a fence or flooring. Merujah: to stab in this way; to thrust a stick
into water to frighten fish.
^ ^roji. [Pers. and Hind. rozi, "daily" the adj.
of r6z, a day.] Daily bread; daily rice; daily
food.
V9 rochah. Presenting a dirty appearance;
looking dirty and untidy.
->.) rochoh. The act of digging the point of a
stick or weapon into any surface at various
different points in that surface..} r6h or rih. (Arab. rith.) The spirit of life;
the breath of life. Often used in Malay as an
equivalent of semangat, q. v. R. semangat:
id., Ht. Raj. Don., 55. Saperti tiyada beroh
rasa-nya: feeling as though there was no life
left in him; Ht. Sg. Samb. R6sh mllayang:
departing consciousness; Ht. Koris == terbang
samangat.
Ruhu'l-kudus: the Holy Ghost (in Christian
works).
Panggil ro6h: the "summoning of the spirit

of life;" the name given to a number of
formulae for recalling one's composure when
faint with the shock of sudden excitement,
and also to prayers for calling the spirit of life
of another into one's keeping and so rendering that other subordinate to one's will; see
semangat.

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RODI
rtihani. Arab. Spiritual, appertaining to
light rather than to darkness. Malaikat r.:
an Angel of Light, Ht. Md. Hanaf., 84.
Mimpi-kul ini rikhdn bukan-nya shaitdni: my
dream is of God,-not sent by Satan; Ht.
Hamz., 82..;.j rfthniyyat. Arab. Spirituality, holiness;
Muj., 32.

jm) roda. Port. A wheel.
R. kacha: a glass wheel.

R. laibong: a paddle-wheel.
Kereta e'mpat r.: a four-wheeled vehicle..J). nrudus. A weapon of the sword or hanger
kind; a weapon in use on the West coast of
Sumatra and in Acheen, but not in the Malay
Peninsula.
_'.J rodong. Doubtful; uncertain, regarding the
road. Sah.dbat yang r.: a road-side acquaintance; a companion picked up in the course
of a journey.
Merodong: to wander about a place of the
paths of which one is ignorant; to "explore."
Jlangan mlrodong hutan duri: don't go exploring a thorny jungle.
Terodong: rushed against, in collision with.
Maka tirodong kaki Radin Asmara Jaya pada
batu itt lalu Inka: the feet of the Prince
Asmara Jaya struck against the stone and
were injured; Ht. Perb. Jaya.
NJ) rodak. (Onom.?) Merodak: to make a
rattling or clattering noise, as when hard
substances are shaken in a wooden box or as
when a dog runs up and down a wooden
staircase, or as a bird struggling to get out of
a cage or room.
rodok. Mlvodok: to thrust a sharp pointed
iweapon upwards; to stab from below; =
mneradak.
I:jg rudul. (Kedah.) Pendulousness of the upper
eye-lid, e. g., in a sleepy man; (Riau, Johor)
rudu.
rodan. Severe and painful injury; injury in
) a delicate part or on a painful spot; (by
metaphor) painful, of work.
rudau. Luxuriance; springing up luxuriantly,
of plants.
J rudu. (Riau, Johor.) Heaviness or pendulousness of the upper eye-lid; (Kedah) rudul,
q. v.. J2 rodi. Eur. Order, instruction, direction,
command; also urdi.

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