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Oi 1 6mbun. Dew. JEmbun di-hujong ramplut: a
dew-drop at the extremity of a blade of
grass-a symbol of transience.
Permata jatoh di-rumput,
Jatolt di-rumpult gilang;
Kaseh enmpamna embun di-hujong rumput,
Datang nmatahari neschaya hilang:
a gem fallen on the grass, though fallen on the
grass retains its lustre; but love is like dew
on a blade of grass, which dies away on the
rising of the sun.
E. asap: haze.
i. betina: slight dewy moisture or dampin contradistinction to dew in large drops.
E. jantanz: dew in large drops-such as the
dew that collects on the leaves of certain
palms.
Berembun: to be falling-of dew; to be
covered with dew.
Kering e.: when the dew dries up, i.e., at
about 8 a.m., a primitive method of reckoning
time.
Mestika e.: a talisman believed to be solidified
dew; Sh. Sh. Al., 2.
mntbun is sometimes used of vapour generally.
Jbrangkan atas api sampai embun: dry it oer
the fire till it steams-as a wet cloth; Muj.,
49. Mengimbzun: to fall in thin drops, of
spray.
&St\ umban. Unban tali: a kind of sling. Also
humban.
\. ambu. Ambu-ambu: the name of a large
deep-sea fish. When preserved, this fish is
known as ikan kntbal imas.
4a\ fBmbolong. The name of a plant (Ht. Ind.
Nata.). Also membolong.
\ ambohi. An exclamation of astonishment.
- Pggang adohi, buka ambohi: you grasp it with
a cry of pain, you open it with one of astonishment;-a riddle descriptive of a durian,
the thorns of which make it difficult to hold,
and the smell of which startles the opener.
6<5P\ mbuwai. A maid of honour; a damsel in
waiting at a Court.
4I\,mbeh. I. A pet name ( timang-timangan)
for girls.
II. Appearance, looks, features.

4.A\ gmboh. Willingness (in certain expressions
only). Ta'-mzboh: unwillingness, an expression equivalent to a refusal; "no"; "I won't."
Hidof segan mati ta'-emboh: taking no pains
to live but declining to die; a proverbial
expression describing a very idle man.
IEmboht-mbohan: although; admitting that... yet; an equivalent of sunggoh-pun.

A\ imboh. A small sum or contribution to complete the amount required; making up the
required amount; adding the balance; Majm.
Al-Ahk., 37.
4.\ omboh. The piston of a Malay bellows,
especially the lower plate of it.
L. ambai. I. A fish-trap like a jeenmal.

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II. Am bai-ambai: a plant (unidentified).
umbi. That portion of the root of a tree
which is buried in the ground; the buried or
hidden portion of anything-such as a stake
or tooth. Terchabut dengan umbi akar-nya:
torn out, root, fibres and all; Sej. Mal., 57.
A kit dapat akar umbi behasa Mdlayu: I got hold
of the very root of the Malay language; Ht.
Abd., 49.

Umbi buwah suroh ambilkan: order the roots
and the fruit to be taken; Sh. Bid., 135.
Umbi is, however, apparently used of the
visible root of a tree in one passage of the
Ht. Koris;
Konang-konang terbang sa-kawan,
Hinggap di-umbi kayu chendana;
Kenang-ke-nang untong-mu tuwan,
Baik-lah pergi ka-mana-mana:
a swarm of lire-flies flew and perched on the
root of the sandal-wood tree.
\ umbai. Dangling; hanging down loosely.
Papan umbai-umbai: the eaves of a Malay
deck-house when carved in a wavy pattern;
cf. ombak.
Tali umbai: a rope, one end of which is
intended to be thrown to people on shore
when a boat or launch comes up to a jetty.
Belrubai tangan: to swing the arm.
Berumbai-rumbaiyan: (frequentative) hanging
down loosely; Sh. Ch. Ber., 5.
Belwlrubai-rumbaikan nmutiyara: with a hanging fringe of pearls; Ht. Jaya Lengg.; Sh.
Bid., r3; Ht. Ind. Nata.
Beruimbai-rumbai is also used of falling
tears; Sh. Sing. Terb., 48.
Cf. jerumbai.
\ amat. Very; exceedingly; surpassingly;
exceptional character. Kesukaan yang amat
sangat: exceptionally great rejoicings; extreme pleasure. Tuhan yang amat melihat dan
amtat mtnenngar: God who is all-seeing and
all-hearing; Ht. Abd., 4II.
A mati, amat-amati and m7mperamat-amati:
to devote extreme attention to anything; to
look extremely closely and long at anything.
Di-peranatl-amati-nya perbuwatan balai itu:
he carefully examined the construction of the
hall; Ht. Sg. Samb.
Teramat: surpassing-an intensitive of amat.

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