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pangkong. To strike with a heavy stick; to
pommel or pound.;ji pongkak. A variant of pangkal; v. infra.
>J~ pangkal. The beginning, the commencement;
the earliest stage or first portion of anything.
Sesat di-hujong jalan balek ka-pangkal jalan:
if you miss your way at the last point of the
road; start afresh at the first point of the
road; starting afresh is often better than
the attempt to otherwise remedy a blunder;
Prov., J. S. A. S., II., I44.
P. bahu the shoulder.
P. buloh: the clump near the root of the
bamboo; J. S. A. S., XXIV., 94.
P. Icngan: the upper arm.
P. paha: the upper part of the thigh.
P. pokok: the visible root of a tree; the point
where the tree begins to be visible above the
ground.
Pangkalan or pRngkalan: a landing-place;
the point where a traveller leaves the sea or
river for a land journey or vice-versa. Itu-lah
pangkalan segala kapal-kapal: that (Jeddah) is
the port of disembarkation for all ships; Pel.
Abd., 155.. pangku. Breast, bosom; holding between
breast and forearm; nurturing, fostering.
Petek jambu di-dalam paya,
Tanam padi di-dalam lobok;
Penat pangku letak di-riba,
Letak di-bantal takut merajok:
if you are tired of supporting (her head) let
it rest on your lap; if you place it on the pillow
there is the fear that she will be displeased.
Pangkuwan: the upper portion of the lap;
the breast.
Mmnangku: (i) to hold on the breast, as a
court servant holds the royal betel-box; Ht.
Koris, Sh. Pant. Shl., Io; (2) to attend to the
affairs of a country as regent (i. e., as a nurse,
not as a mother), Sh. Abd. Mk., 3I.
Pemangku: a regent, an acting or temporary
ruler, Ht. Sh. P. raja: id.
A pangkah. I. To peg a top.
II. Cruciform; the assumption of a cruciform shape; the sign of a cross; the cross
mark placed on the forehead of a child or the
bows of a ship to frighten away evil spirits;
the caste-mark of a Hindu.
Memangkah: to flash out cross-wise, as the
streaks of light from the sun and moon in
certain states of the sky.
III. Hind. A punkah.

4~5j pungkah. A fragment, a large piece of
anything. Usually pokah, or pukah, q. v., p6ngga. Deep, of a dish; KI., v. d. W.,
Pijn.

> X p6nggaga. A creeping herb much used in
medicine, hydrocotyle asiatica. Usually (in the
Straits) pegaga, q. v.
j pfnggawa or punggawa. [Skr. punggawa.]
An officer in charge of a district; Sh. Bid., 54;
Ht. Mar. Mah.,
x panggar. A scaffolding for workmen; a framework giving a raised floor.
<j pinggir. Edge, border, boundary, limit. P.
nIegeri: the frontier of a country or district;
Sh. Lamp., 3. Pinggiran nggeri: id.; Sh.
Lamp., 8. Pemingigir negeri: id., Sh. Panj.
Sg. Peminggir Majapahit itu: the frontier of
the state of Majapahit; Sej. Mal., 34.
punggor. I. A fallen tree, a dead trunk; a
leafless or fallen trunk. Kayu punggor yang
sudah mati: a dead tree-trunk, Ht. Gh. Tunggul p.: id., Ht. Best. Punggor rebah belatok
menumpang mati: when the tree-trunk falls,
the woodpecker which lives in it perishes; the
fall of a prince means the ruin of his followers;
Prov.
II. A variant of ptltgkor, q. v.
panggang. I. Roasting; cooking by the
direct action of fire; toasting. Bagai kuching
dengan panggang: like the cat and the roast
(not easily kept apart); Prov., J. S. A. S.,
XXIV., 96. Saperti kuching makan panggang:
like a cat eating the roast (excitedly and
fiercely); Prov., Ht. Sh. Pulut p: a sweetmeat prepared from pulut rice.
P. pai: " the roasting of the skate fish";
a descriptive name given to the appearance of
the sail when set at right angles to the boat,
e.g., when the breeze is right astern; (by
metaphor) "under full sail," of a dandy coming
down the street in gorgeous raiment.
Pemanggang: the roast.
II. Shut in, imprisoned,-of a piece in a
game of chess or draughts.
-~.; panggong. An erection on pillars, a stage, a
raised flooring. P. wayang: the stage on
which a theatrical performance takes place;
Ht. Mas Edan; cf. Sh. Kamp. Boy., 4.
P. kepala: to raise the head; Ht. Mar. Mah.;
Ht. Best. Dudok bersila p.: to cross one leg
over the other.
pinggang. The waist; the central portion of
a long body; amidships, in a vessel. Pinggang
ramping: a slender waist; an attribute ascribed
to most Malay heroines of romance. Ikat p.,
or tali p.: a girdle. Berchekal p.: to grip the
waist in wrestling; see also.chekal.

Kalau tiyada riyal di-pinggang
Saudara yang rapat menjadi rnYggang:
if you have no money by your waist your nearest relatives will become distant to you; Prov.

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