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GtTANG

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Gi9DUBANG

S g6tang. I. Covering tautly, e.g., covering
the mouth of a jar with a piece of parchment
tightly stretched across it. Cf. ketang, chkang,
etc.
II. A plant (unidentified); also called
(Kedah) gegetang.
gtil. Pinching, nipping. Bagai belut di-getil
ekor: like an eel when you pinch its tail (off
like lightning); a proverbial description of a
hasty departure. Cf. ketip, ktan, getanz, getu
and kebam.,; gdtam. To bite the upper lip; cf. kebam.
4 g6tu. To nip between the finger nails. Cf.
getil, chubit, gdtam, etc. Menggitu kuman:
"to kill an insect; " (by extension) to work off
ennui by exercise, to go out in order to pass
the time.
A4S g6tah. Latex or gum produced by trees; birdlime; gum generally; cautchouc; gutta. Pokok
g.: a cautchouc-yielding tree. Niyat hati, nak
gttah bayan, sudah getah burong serindit: I
wanted to lime a parrokeet but only limed a
serindit; I got something but not exactly what
I wanted; Prov. Daun dapat di-layang, getah
jatoh ka-perdu juga: leaves may be borne away
by the breeze but the gum of a tree falls near its
base; a man's acquaintances may desert him
but his blood relations fall with him; Prov.
G. ipoh: the poisonous sap of the ipoh
(antiaris toxicaria); the vegetable poison used
by the aborigines on their darts.
The following are the principal varieties of
gutta with the plants from which they are
obtained:G. geharu': wilhtghbeia cariacea.
G. gerit, g. gegtrit or g. senggerit: rubber
vines of the order apocynacece; v. gerit.
G. hudang: garcinia, sp.
G. jelutong: dyera costulata.
G. menjawa: = g. geharu.
G. percha: dichopsis gutta.
G. percha burong: payena maingayi.
G. pulai: alstonia scholaris.
G. puyoh: leptaspis urceolata.

a4a\. gbdabah. A hair ornament worn by women;
KI., Pijn., v. d. W.
HC-' g6d6bong. I. A cylindrical box of bamboo
(tabong) fitted with a cover.
I I. A square piece of cloth the central
portion of which is in two folds, forming a
sort of pouch.
J,5 g6d6buk. (Onom.) The sound of a body
falling on a soft surface.
LAC g.dang. I. (Properly a Sumatran or Java
word.) Great, large. Betawi negeri yang
gedang: Batavia, that great city; Sh. Lamp., 28.
II. Menggedang: ( Kedah) opening out the
arms so as to catch or intercept; =
mengadang. Cf. adang.
gdong. An office, a store, a magazine, a
5 4 "godown." Sa-ekor tikus yangjatoh ka-dalam
gedong beras: a mouse fallen into a barn; in
luck; Prov. Ht. Abd., io. G. tuwan J.: the
"t godown " of Mr. J. Also gudang.
{ g6dongkeng. (Kedah.) Extreme emaciation;
. — = (Riau, Johor) kWdengkek.

- g6dik.
acutely
ketar.

Tegedik-gedik: (Kedah) shivering
with cold; - stronger than terkgtar-,Aff g6dok or g6duk. (Province Wellesley.) The
drum of a mosque, used for summoning
people to prayer or meetings but not for
musical purposes. Also bedok and gendang
raya.
Geduk-geduk: (Kedah) a small drum beaten
on one side only. The performer sits on the
ground, while the drum rests on the ground
with its face tilted up towards the drummer.
~Si& g6digap. (Penang.) Very coarse or rough,
of a fabric or of behaviour.
a <. g6dombang. Siput gidombang: a shell
(unidentified).,4..J~ g6dombak. A drum used in ma'yong performances; it is beaten on one side only, the
other side tapering away to a point. Ierlalu
sangat gemuroh bunyi gendang gedombak: very
loud was the sound of the drums and gedombak;
Ht. Koris.
Orang Siyam main aesnora,
Pukid gedombak kerachap bambu;
Sunggoh berdiyamn, detngan berkera,
Supaya jangan terkena sbmu:
the Siamese are giving a menora performance;
they are beating the gedombak and using their
castanets.
C. g0dubang. An Achinese broadsword; Sh. Pr.
Q?~ Ach., i.

G.
G.

susu: = g. jelutong.
taban merah: = g. percha.

G. taban puteh: dichopsis obovata.
G. trap: artocarpus kunstleri.
gti. Geti-geti: a kind of cake.
)C gichar. To water (of the mouth).
\.xC g6da. Bergeda: dirty; smeared with dirt.
~\.~ g6dabir. Loose folds of skin. Also gelambir,
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