A Malay-English dictionary,

StNGAU [ 390 ] StPOK

s6ngau. I. A nasal intonation; talking
through the nose.
II. Pecking at anything but failing to reach
it, of a bird; darting towards some object but
failing to reach it.,X sBngngongt. A fresh-water fish (unidentified).
%L~~ sangolon or sangulun. Sacred headship,
Godhead, divinity; a title equivalent to our
"Sacred Majesty" as applied to earthly
potentates; Sh. Sg. Kanch., 38; Sej. Mal.,
53; Ht. Sh. See also s. v. sang.
' sangyang Holy God, a title given to
major divinities such as Brahma, Vishnu and
Siva; v. sang and yang.
ijLm sufrah. Arab. A white tablecloth used at a
funeral feast (khanduri).
i. sap. A name given to a piece of cloth or
cotton rag put into an ink pot. Also (Kedah)
sirat-kartds sap: a name sometimes given to
blotting-paper.
sup. [Dutch. soep. Soup; broth; Ht.
Abd., 177; Ht. Ind. Nata.
j3\L sipatu. [Port. sapato.] Shoes. Tukang s.:
a shoemaker; Ht. Abd., I69. Tiyada
bsrsgpatu: shoeless, barefooted; K. G. T., I8.
t s6paro. Jav. A half, half; = sa-paro.
Ltp sipAhi. [Pers. and Hind. ] A sepoy, a
soldier of a modern army; Ht. Abd., 57, 253.
ctS supaya. In order that; = sa-upaya.
Supaya tuwan tahu: that you may know.
Katakan-lah supaya kita dengar: say it that we
may hear.
-L. sdpat. I. Ikan sepat: a fresh-water fish,
colera vulgaris. Bodoh bodoh sepat, nak makan
panching mas: his folly is that of the sapat
which likes to be caught on a golden hook;
the folly of a toady who ruins himself in trying to mimic the great; Prov. This fish is
mentioned: Ht. Abd., 313; Ht. Koris.
II. Bitter,-in one expression kachang s~pat
or kachang sEpet, a species of bean; Muj., 47.
s* pet. A variant of sepet or sipit, q. v.
s6pit. Nipped, confined, squeezed between
two surfaces. Kuweh strii: a favourite waferlike cake or biscuit much affected by Chinese.

Tolong anjing di-sYpit: to help a dog whose
tail has got jammed (and who will probably
bite you in his rage when released); to nurse
a viper; Prov.
Bersepit: possessed of claws or nippers like
a crab.

Tsrsapit: jammed, nipped. Bila tMrsgpit
chari kita: when he is in a tight place he looks
us up; a friend who only makes use of us in
difficulties and forgets us in prosperity; Prov.
Kara bUrmain baji kayu, baji terchabut ekor tr-.
sepit: when monkeys play with a wooden
wedge, the wedge gets pulled out and their
tails get jammed in; Prov.
Penyepit: the tongs used by a brazier for
getting the mould out of the furnace.
C sput. Dull, of colours.
j^.J septembar. Eur. September; Ht. Abd.,
462..9A ssp6rba. Sang seperba: the title of the mythical descendant of Alexander the Great who
appeared on Mount Mahameru and founded
the Malay Empire. This name and that of
another (or possibly identical) hero of the
same house, Nila Utama, are both names of
heavenly nymphs, though sekerba is more
common than slperba in this latter sense.
L. sapkrti or s6pdrti. Like, similar to, in
accordance with, as regards, as for, with
reference to. Saperti rabok dengan api: like
touchwood and fire; Prov. Saperti chambul
dengan tutup-nya: like a vessel and its cover
(fitting each other exactly); Prov. In these
and similar proverbs saperti is the commoner
word in use in Singapore and Malacca and
bagai in Penang. Kun prbuwat-lah saperti
surohan bapa-ku: I did it in accordance with
my father's orders; Ht. Abd., 32. Maka
saperti Sultdn Husain Shah dan Tmtenggong
itu sakali-kali tiyada-lah lagi berkuwasa: as for
Sultan Husain Shah and the Temenggong,
no power whatever was left them; Ht. Abd.,
333 -Dengan saperti-nya: in the way it ought to
be done; appropriately; in proper style;
Sej. Mal., 39.
Sapwrtikan: like, as though about to;
saplrti akan.

s)I sdp6rai. [ Dutch
coverlet.

sprei. ]

Counterpane,

sbpang. Pokok sepang: a thorny tree with
yellow flowers, the " sappan " tree; asalpinia
sappan.
j-; sgpak. (Onom.) A blow with the flat of
the hand, a slap, a blow with a racquet in
tennis; Bint. Tim., I3 March, '95. Mtnypak:
to slap; Ht. Mar. Mah.
Ji s6pik. The axle of a wheel; K1.
jL s6pok. Thrusting or throwing aside carelessly; putting away a napkin without folding
it up; throwing down one's clothes without
arranging them tidily on a seat or table for
further use.;I -I -; -' "' * ` - — - " - '