A Malay-English dictionary,

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SAJA'

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stu. I. A marine worm or snake; Ki.,
Pijn., v. d. W.
II. [Jav. estu.] Blessing, of a Hindu God or
ascetic blessing a devotee or follower, or laying a transformation upon a person. S~tuwi:
to bless. Maka Radin Galoh pun di-satuwi
uleh Betara Kala. Maka bgrubah-lah rupa-nya
sape rti rpa laki-laki: the princess had the
charm laid on her by the Great God Kala,
and her form was changed and became as that
of a man; Ht. Perb. Jaya. Maka di-satuwi
baginda sa-moga-moga Jayeng Kesoma tiyada
makan uleh senjata: the Sovereign laid his
blessing on Jayeng Kesoma so that weapons
should not penetrate his body; Ht. Mas Ed.
The other compounds of this word follow
the Javanese more closely; e. g., mengestuwi:
to bless, to lay a charm on; Ht. Mas Ed.
Penghstu: charmed, blessed; under the influence of a God's blessing or decree. Dewa
pfngestuz: a God in human or other form, a
God in metamorphosis; Sh. Panj. Sg. Pingsetukara, or ptngestukara: transformed; Ht.
Mas Edan, Sh. Panj. Sg.;=-pbnghstu.
The forms merestmzi and setoni or setuni also
occur; K1.;- sbtawa or satwa. [Skr. sattwa.] A wild
beast. Me~lrgstuwa: wild animals generally;
= marga satwa. S. angkara: a savage
monster, a fabulous beast often mentioned as
the steed of a hero or God; Ht. Ind. Meng.,
Ht. Pg. Ptg., Ht. Koris, Ht. Sh. Kub. The
form s. anggara also occurs in the same sense.
L5.2 sbtori. Eng. A long and involved story;
a long-winded evasion or lie; a story
invented to get others into trouble.
Damar di-cholek jangan sugi,
Kalau mtenitek kena tangan;
Jangan banyak buwat setori
Kglak kita dapat kgchewaan:
do not exaggerate the tale that you are
bearing for perhaps we may then find
ourselves worse off than before.
5 sktuka or sbtoka. Ikan setoka: a fish, a
species of ray. Also toka-toka..0 sitti. Arab. Lady, mistress, madame; a title
of honour or distinction. Sitti Hawa: Eve.
Sitti Fatminah: Fatimah, the daughter of the
Prophet. Sitti Maryam: the Virgin Mary.
Ini-lah kiriman enche' sitti sthaya: this is sent
by my mistress; Sh. Lail. Mejn., 23. Sitti
Keduwa sangat bakti-nya: the two ladies were
ladies of great merit; Sh. Abd. Mk., 45.
Hidangan ptun di-anzgkat sitti-sitti anak raja-raja
dan munteri: the plates were removed by
ladies, the daughters of princes and ministers;
Ht. Koris. Often pronounced siti.
s6tiya. [Skr. satya.] Fidelity, faith, troth,
constancy. Ada-pun harta dunya ini saperti
perempuwan jalang, tetapi 'ilmu itu bukan-nya
demikiyan teramat tegoh setiya-nya: worldly
wealth is like a harlot; but wisdom is not, it is
constant in the extreme; Ht. Abd., 23. Adapun iantusiya itu tiyada tggoh setiya-nya: men
are not constant (in their affections); Ht.
Gul. Bak., I27. Maka tengkorak yang bengkok
ini-lah peremnpuwan kerana pereizeuwan itu
tiyada betul setiya-nya, dan yang betul itu-lah
tengkorak laki-laki: this crooked skull must be
that of a woman for women cannot keep
straight; the straight skull is that of a man;
Ht. Mash., 21.
A \ sitiyabu. Ular setiyabu: (Riau) a snake
(unidentified); (Kedah) suntiyabu. Pedang
s.: a weapon with a three-sided blade like the
ordinary bayonet. Also sunting abu.
))uL setiyawan. [Skr. satyawant.] Faithful,
trusty; the adjective of setiya, q. v.; Ht.
Abd., 460.
i,> sitiyal. A tree yielding an edible fruit
(unidentified ).
jo.\ sajadah. [Arab. sajddat.] A praying mat;
Sej. Mal., 97.
Sa-pertiga mealam, sajddah di-hanpar,
Berdiri nmengata Allahu akbar:
every third night, your praying mat being
spread out, stand up and proclaim that God
is Great; Sh. Nasih., 5..a^) s6jarah. [Arab. shajrat.] Family tree,
pedigree, historical descent. Sejarah Melayu:
the name colloquially given to the wellknown Sejara Malayu or Sildlatu's-saldtin,
a legendary history of the oldest Malay
dynasty; Ht. Abd., 412, 445.
i k\ sujana. [Skr.: id. ] Good, beneficent.

i mo s6jat. Getting rid of the water in anything
(e.g., in a dish of boiled rice) either by
filtration or evaporation or both.
t. saja'. Arab. Assonance, rhyme.
See sajak.

Niyat hati nak panching ntemnong,
Sudah terpanching ikan sctoka:

I hoped to catch a temznong fish and I
I had caught a setoka; i. e., I thought
married a pearl of a wife and I found
caught a Tartar; Prov.

found
I had
I had

s6tolop. [Dutch: stolp.] A wall-lamp; Ht.
Koris; Ht. Abd., 320; Sh. Sing. Terb., 26;
Sh. K. G. T., 7.

j, s6ti. Satin; Kl., v. d. W.

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