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5..Y s6laka. I. A bamboo frame like an inverted
basket used for smoking garments, etc., over
a low fire of fragrant wood and so imparting
a fragrance to the garments.
II. Jav. Silver. Mas selaka: gold and
silver; Sh. Panj. Sg.
icyL sull&at. Arab. Extraction, descent. Suldlatut's-saldtin: the "Descent of Kings," a name
for the Malay Annals.
y e s61alu. Always; - sa-lalu.
Lt* salfam. Arab. Peace; salutation. As-salid
'alaikum: peace be with you!
^. salimat or slamat. Arab. Peace, security,
safety. Raja pun saldmat-lah samnpai ka-Melaka:
the Governor reached Malacca safely; Ht.
Abd., 78. Saldmat sanpai: may you arrive
safely!-a courteous farewell wish to a traveller. Saldmat jalan: bon voyage! Saldmat
tinggal: a farewell from a traveller to one
who stays behind.
Saldmatan: safety; Sh. A. R. S. J., 27.
Kesaldmatan: id.; Sh. Jub. Mal., 2. Bgrsaldnatan: in safety, with safety, safely; Sh.
Sri Ben., 84.
L5) s6laya. A small pigeon or dove (unidentified).:4 sblayut. A scarecrow worked with strings,
the movements of which frighten birds away.
Tali salayut chiyak: the string for working
one of these scarecrows..r. sBlayer. A very large fish (unidentified).
O —, s6layun. A scarecrow frightening birds by
its noise rather than by its appearance and
movements; cf. selayut. It is worked by
strings.

Mayat di-bawa ka-Tanjong Palas,
Lan tMrselit di-chlah batu:
the body was borne to Tanjong Palas and
then was thrust into a hole among the rocks;
Sh. Raj. Haji, I86. Terselit kaki: to have
one's foot jammed in an orifice; Sh. Sg.
Kanch., 21. Terselit di-nlgiri orang: caught
(i. e., "stranded") in a foreign country; Ht.
P. J. P. Tsrselit di-da'irah Kampong orang:
id., Ht. Sh. Kub. Tersilit is sometimes used
by itself in this sense.
A nak Keling dalam masjid
Chuchi tangan dalam timba;
Sehaya dagang lagi terssiit,
Lagi tMrchampak di-hutan rimba:
I am a stranger stranded and cast away in a
desolate jungle.
II. [Dutch: besluit.] End, conclusion,
close, termination.
III. Sampan selit: a peculiar boat with a
movable bulwark or side to it.
SOlut. Soft, yielding, clammy, as mud; slush,
mud with a large admixture of water. Jijak
selut kaki terbenam: if you tread on mud, your
foot will be buried in it; if you tell a lying
story, you will find it hard to keep consistent;
Prov.
soldadu. [Port. soldado.] A soldier; Ht.
Abd., I9I. Also serdadu, and (Kedah) siri
dadu.

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s6ld6ri. [Dutch: selderij.]
s4laderi and (Kedah) sWderi.

Celery. Also

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suldi. [Arab. A —.] Buwah suldi: Adam's
apple (in the throat). Literally: "the fruit
of Paradise " or of Eden.
silar. I. Branding, burning with red-hot
iron. Selar dengan besi: id. Sh. Abd. Mk.,
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salbu or sbl6bu. Laut salbu: the Great
Ocean, the Indian Ocean.

sulbi. [Arab. 1..]
coccyx.

Tulang sulbi: the

II. Creeping along the ground like a snake.
Minyflar: to so creep. Ular tWdong selar:
(Kedah) the hamadryad, naia bungarus.
Ikan s.: a fish (unidentified).
Sj.)L silasari. Baju silasari: a coat of an unknown
pattern mentioned in romances; Ht. Ind.
Meng.

s!lat. A strait; an arm of the sea separating
two pieces of land. S. Singapura: the Straits
of Singapore. S. teberau: the Straits between Singapore Island and the mainland.
By extension, selat is a name often given to
the Settlement of Singapore; Ht. Abd.,
4, 215.
See also selatan. Cf. sSla, selang, chelah, etc.
s61it. I. Thrust, stuck or jammed between
two surfaces,-as a pistol or dagger is stuck
between belt and body; Ht. Koris.
Tirsglit: stuck or jammed between.

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silsilat. Arab. Chain, pedigree, genealogical
tree. Ini-lah silsilat asal pinghluh Naning:
this is the pedigree showing the descent of
the rulers of Naning; Ht. Abd. 395. Namaku itu ada di-antara silsilat raja-raja: my name
is to be found in the genealogies of kings;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 123.
In colloquial language this word is usually
pronounced salsilah, or sila-silah, or (Kedah)
sala silah.

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