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SISIR

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sisir. A comb, a harrow, a toothed instrument
of any sort when used as a comb; the fringe,
of hair. S. rambut: id., (in last sense only);
Sh. Sri Ben., 5I. Pisang sa-sisir: a " comb"
or bunch of bananas.
Menyisir: to harrow, to comb, to rake up;
to rake up the fish which get caught in the
extreme compartment of a fish-trap (begat).
Perahu nm.: a boat used in fishing.
sisip. Insertion between two flat surfaces as
one inserts a penknife between the leaves of a
book. The word is especially used of weapons
being kept stuck between the overlapping
pieces of atap composing a Malay wall, or
between the body and the belt. Sisipkan: to
so insert (anything); to keep (anything)
inserted between two flat surfaces; Ht. Kal.
Dam., 245. MAtyisipkan: id.; Ht. Koris.
Tersisip; stuck or inserted in this way; Ht.
Kal. Dam., 41; Ht. Abd., 300, 310.
sisek. I. The scale of a fish, or of an
armadillo, or (Ht. Sh. Kub.) of a dragon;
the act of scraping off the scales of a fish or the
thorns of a durian. S. ikan: fishes' scales;
Sej. Mal., 55. Gigi-nya bersisek-sisek berkilatkilat: his teeth were like scales, glittering;
Ht. Sg. Samb.
S. tenggiling: the scales of the armadillo, a
common expression to describe shingle-roofs
and certain forms of tiled roofs.
Batok s.: a disease of the whooping-cough
type afflicting Malay children.
II. [Probably connected with I.] A
generic name for certain turtles; e. g.:
S. lilin: chelone imbricata.
S. tempurong: the loggerhead turtle, thalassochelys caretta.
3,? sisil. Turning up the edge or bottom of a
sleeve or of the trowsers.
4 siseh. Opposition, quarrelling, dispute; cf.
seliseh.
Menyiseh: to dispute, to oppose, to disturb;
Sh. Bur. Pungg., 3, 6; Sh. Ibl., IO; Sh. Ch.
Ber., 6.
sisi. The side, brink or edge of anything.
Di-sisi gereja: at the side of the church; Ht.
Abd., 431. Di-sisi putiri; at the princess's
side; Sh. Bid., 52. Di-sisi kubor: at the
edge of the grave; Sej. Mal., 80.
= siyang. I. Day, daylight. Hari alhad siyang hari: on Sunday during the day; Ht.
Abd., I_. Avantm un berkukok hamiir-lah si

yang: the cock crowed, the day was at hand;
Ht. Abd., 262.
Bulan kesiyangan: the moon in daylight,
a symbol of pallor; Ht. Sg. Samb.; Ht. Gul.
Bak., io6.

] SIYAP
II. To pare or scrape (the scales, feathers
or skin ) off anything.
III. A strong stroke of the paddle to turn
a boat... siyong. I. Tusks, large canine teeth when
projecting from the lower jaw. Gementar-lah
segala anggota-nya melihat siyong-nya bota dan
raksasa itu bernyala-nyala: all his limbs trembled when he saw the shining of the tusks
of the evil spirits; Ht. Sg. Samb.
Bersiyong: tusked. Bersiyongan: id.; Ht.
Mar. Mah. Raja be-rsiyong: the "tusked raja"
of Kedah, Ht. Mar. Mah.
The term siyong is specially used of a boar's
tusks, not an elephant's (gading). The
possession of such tusks is ascribed also to
certain evil spirits and to the gergasi or wild
aboriginal tribes of Kedah. Gigi s.: the canine
teeth generally.
II. Onom. A whizzing sound.
~. singa. [Skr. sinha.] A lion; Ht. Abd.,
356; Sej. Mal., 47. Saperti singa yang tiyada
meinbilangkan lawan-nya: like a lion taking no
count of his foes; Cr. Gr., 78.
Singa also occurs as a title, e. g., s. meyrjaya
(Cr. Gr., 78), s. perkasa and s. muntgri (Ht.
Sh. Mard.).;rb senget or singit. Inclination to one side;
leaning over sideways, of a boat or cart.
Senget ptrahu jangan di-balek: if a sailing boat
bends a little to the breeze, do not set it
straight.
Bersengetan: at an angle, leaning to a side,used of a headkerchief or fillet ( bulang ulu);
Ht. Koris.
Tersenget: set at an angle; inclined. Biyar
tersenget, jangan tertiyarap: let it stoop but let
it not fall over; do things in moderation;
Prov. Tersenget-senget bagai patong di-bawah
reba: bending about like the patong fish under
a fallen tree; a proverbial description of the
affected graces of a dandy; J. S. A. S.,
III., 27.
II. The slight stinging sensation caused by
an acid (like the oil from the skin of an
orange) getting into the eye..- singam. A bush, scyphiphora hydrophyllacea.
Also chinganm.
saif. Arab. Sword. Saifu'l-yazn: the Flaming Sword; the name of a well-known
romance.

siyap. Readiness, bringing to readiness, preparation. Segala bekal-bekalan pun semuwanya sudah-lah siyap: all the stores had now
been got ready (for the journey ), Ht. Abd., Ioz.
Siyapkan: to get (anything) ready, to
prepare (anything) for the work it has to be
put to; Sh. A. R. S. J., 3.
Bersiyap: in readiness, to be ready; Ht.
Abd., 321; Ht. Gul. Bak., 96.

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