A Malay-English dictionary,

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SAILAN

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SINAR

II. [Skr. shila: a stone.] Batu medang
sila: a kind of gypsum used in Malay medicine. It is put in water and does not dissolve
but is believed to convey medicinal properties
to the water if kept long enough in it.
sailan. Pers. Ceylon. See selan.
silat. Malay fencing; a kind of sword-dancing
in imitation of fencing. Silat dan tari:
fencing and dancing; Sh. Kamp. Boy., 4.
Btrsilat: to fence; Sh. Panj. Sg.
silir. Silir-semiilir: waving, as the loose end
of a garment (puncha sabok) when the owner
moves; Ht. Sh.
selang or silang. Cross-wise; position at
right angles. S. empat: a cross; the mark
made by a man who cannot sign his name.
S. eneyelang: cutting at right angles;
crossed, as fragments of weapons lying across
each other after a fight; Sh. Sg. Kanch., 33,
4I; Sh. Bur. Pungg., i6.
Berselang: marked with a cross, as the back
of a man scarred with cross-blows; Ht. Abd.,
334 -silap. I. Conjuring, sleight of hand. S.
mata: id. Bohong dan tipu dan silap mata:
lies, deceit and conjuring tricks; Ht. Abd.,
I60. Tukang silap mata: a conjuror; Bint.
Tim., 4 April, I895. Also sulap mata.
A wan bersilap: a peculiar ornamental floral
pattern in which the tracery seems interwoven, the markings passing irregularly under
and over each other so as to puzzle the eye
when one attempts to follow out the pattern.
II. [Arab. khildf. ] An error, a mistake.

XL Silau. The dazzling of the eyes by glare.
S. ayer: the radiation of light on moving
water. Cf. kilau.

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silu. Shyness, retiring modesty. Silusiluwan: id.,-of a smile suppressed by
modesty (Sh. Lail. Mejn., 8), or of the
demeanour of a girl in the presence of a young
man (ib., p. Io).
silah. Silah-silah: [ Arab. salsilat. ]
Genealogical tree, pedigree, family records.
sileh. Making good, replacing, repairing a
loss.
S. mnata: a gift for the eye only; a present
made before others to deceive them but
returned in secret afterwards; e. g., when a
much larger marriage portion is publicly paid
than is necessary, the balance being privately
returned. The apparent magnitude of the
marriage portion enhances the importance of
the parties.
Salah s.: an apologetic expression, asking
forgiveness in advance for faults of speech
inadvertently committed.

po siyam. Siam; Ht. Abd., 226;
II5; etc.

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~j. selak. Lifting up a curtain or garment,
removing a covering so as to cause exposure.
Di-selakkan kain di-dada-nya perempuwan itu:
he removed the garment from the woman's
breast; lit. Mar. Mah. Kain terselak: with
the sarong pulled up or otherwise disarranged
so as to expose too much of the person.
+4 Silam. I. Gloom, darkness. Pada suwatu
silam: one late evening, or early night; Ht.
Gul. Bak., I38. Silam ta'-lagi nampak-nya
terang: at nightfall when one could no longer
see clearly; Sh. Panj. Sg.
Tersilam: overtaken by nightfall, benighted.
Orang dagang yang tersilam di-bandar tuwan:
a stranger benighted in your city; Ht. Koris.
II. Keris silam upeh: one of the many
patterns of the keris, q. v.
III. Silam bara: [Skr. swayam-wara.] A
contest for a bride, the winner of the contest
obtaining her hand in marriage, the bride,
however, adjudging the victory; Ht. Pg. Ptg.. sima. Jav. A tiger.
seman. Unsuccessful, coming to nothing,
fruitless, spoilt, a failure.
simun. Kain simun: a flowered chintz from
the Coromandel coast.
4.r semah. A propitiatory or expiatory offering to
gods or evil spirits. Jin yang korang sezmah:
an evil spirit, when offerings begin to run low;
a starving ghost; Sh. Kumb. Chumb., 22.
Tuboh-nya buwat semah negeri: let his body
be sacrificed for the city; Ht. Sh. Kub.
Pecnyemah: a sacrifice, a sacrificial offering;
Sh. Lail. Mejn., I9.
C.w sin. Arab. The name of the letter o.
C~.$ sini. Here; this way; this direction. Disini: here, at this place. Dari sini: hence.
Ka-sini: hither. Di-saberang sini: on this
side of the river, on the nearer bank; Ht.
Abd., 228.
Cf. ini.

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sena. [Skr. send.] An army, infantry.
sin&. Arab. Sinai. Jabal Wtr sind: Mt. Sinai.

sinar. A ray of light. Khna s. matahari: to
be struck by the sun's rays;Ht. Abd., 113,
463 -S. paras puteri: the rays of the princess's
loveliness; Ht. Gul. Bak., 41.
S. menyinar: to radiate light, to dazzle, to
sparkle; Ht. Sh. Minyinar-nyinar: id.; Ht.
Koris.

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selan. [Pers. saildn.] Ceylon. Batu s.:
the sapphire. Bunga s.: a flower (that of the
ixoria? ); Sh. Pant. Shl., 14.

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