A Malay-English dictionary,

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PALIS

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PANAU

Batang p.: id.; Ht. Mar. Mah.
P. batu: licuala longipes.
P. gunong: licuala glabra. Also p. padi.
P. tikus: licuala acutifida.
II. Palas lintang: the platform of a ship;
J. S. A. S., III., 70.
yJ9.W palis. The act of turning away the head, e.g.,
as when a girl looks the other way on a compliment being paid her. Berpalis: to look aside
in this way; Ht. Koris; Ht. Sh. Kub.; Ht.
Mas. Ed.; Ht. Ind. Meng.; Sh. Bid., 72.
Alemalis: id.; Sh. Lail. Mejn., 8; Sh. Bid.,
21; Ht. Ism. Yat., 44. Sunggoh-iya nemalis
iaka di-dalam hati-nya terlalu suka-chita:
although she looked the other way she was
secretly very much pleased; Ht. Sh. Mard.
u\ palang. Position across or athwart; cf. alang,
galang and malang. Kayu palang: the bar
across a buffalo's horns; the bars of a horse's
stall. Galang temalang: cross-beams on which
a boat is sometimes laid when hauled up on
shore.
iti paling. Turning to one side or another; looking aside; cf. palis. Berpaling: to look aside,
to turn the head to one side; Ht. Kal. Dam., j
2I. Berpaling haluwan: to turn a boat's head
to one side or another; Ht. Bakht., 28.
Memnalingka: to turn (anything) to one side.
Baginda mntizUngkan kuda ka-kiri: the king
turned his horse to the left; Sh. Abd. Mk., 64.
M. muka: to turn the face to one side; Ht.
Perb. Jaya; Sej. Mal., 33.
Paling is not used of merely glancing to one
side (jeling) but of actually turning the head.
iJ\i palong. A trough such as is used for feeding
or watering animals.
cj palak. A lie, false.
At\. palek. Polak-palek: (Kedah) equivocation,
inconsistency;=bolak-balek.
\ palam. Plugging up or stuffing up; used especially of the closing of the lower orifices of
the body (abaimana) before burial.
J\; palau. A cicatrix or other distinguishing mark
on the face facilitating identification.
\$ palu. A blow with a stick or bar; striking
with a rigid body held in the hand in contradistinction to a blow with a switch or with the

hand itself. Saperti ular kena palu: like a
snake struck by a stick (writhing in impotent
rage and agony); Prov., J. S. A. S., II., I40;
Ht. Abd., 204.
Palukan: to strike (with a club); Sh. Abd.
Mk., I8. TSrpalu: struck off (of coins being
minted); Ht. Best. MWmalu bunyi-bunyiyan:
to beat musical instruments; Ht. Abd., 350.

4,j3 paloh. A hollow filled with stagnant water;
pools of water left below high-water-mark by
the receding tide; cavities on the sloping sides
of a hill which remain filled with water after
heavy rain. Mahu engkau minum ayer pada
paloh bukit ini: do you wish to drink water
from the pools on this hillside; Ht. Isk. Dz..o pamor. The veining or damascening of weapons; the watering on the blade of a keris, a
matter to which Malays attach very great
importance.
Angin timor belayar ka-Daik
Singgah di-kuwala kampong Che'Judah;
Tuwan epaina pamoor yang baik,
Sukat di-sinmpan menjadikan tuwah:
you, Sir, are like good damascening which,
when possessed, brings its owner good luck.
Cr6 paman. Maternal uncle; a familiar form of
address to men a good deal older than oneself;
Sh. Lamp., 35. Sa-orang paman pbnjala: an
old fisherman; Sh. A. R. S. J., 12. Adohi
paman Semar: oh my uncle, Semar; Ht. Sg.
Samb. See also Sej. Mal., I33.
4.,. pamah. Low-lying, of ground.
Tanah rata tanah yang pamah,
Kalan tinggi jadi permatang:
level ground is low-lying ground; if high it is
called a permiatang.

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pana. See \.'
panir. Pers. Cheese.

-U panas. Heat, warmth. Sa-tahun panas, sakari hujan basah sezmwa: hot weather may last a
year, but when a day's rain comes it wets everything; a day's mischief may undo a year's
work; Prov. Har i ii atut-lah redup atau
panas keras: this day should be either gloomy
or intolerably hot; this business will either
make or mar me; Prov.
P. hati: excitement; feelings worked up to an
intense pitch; Sh. Pr. Turk., I2.
Hujan p.: rain when the sun is shining,
-believed to bring luck.
Panaskan: to heat. Kepanasan: heated,
scalded. ragai cachking kepanasan: like a
scalded worm; writhing in agony; Prov.
Panas when used of magical practices signifies
that they are extremely unholy.
A.\a panus. A candle-bracket.
panau. White spots; temporary discoloration
of the skin. Several varieties are recognized:
P. besi: black hair-covered spots.
P. bunga: white spots or freckles.
P. chantek: beauty-spots; single freckles which
bring out the merits of the complexion by
contrast.
P. mengkarong: white hair-covered spots.
P. tekukor: very small white spots.

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