A Malay-English dictionary,

G.LABIR [ 569 ] G]LAR

-~ g9labir. Hanging folds of flesh; the dewlap.
Cf. gedabir and gelambir.,9j g6labor. MAnggelabor: to fall "plump" into
the water. Cf. chebor and laboh.
j.; gilatek. (Singapore.) The Java sparrow.
Also jelatek and chiyak uban. G. kamnpong: a
village sparrow; a description of an unenterprising domesticated character; Prov.
3;N) g6latok. Menggelatok: to quiver, of the chin
and lower jaw; to chatter, of the teeth.,JSK g61adir. An opening in the side of a ship; a
moveable bulwark, the removal of which by
lowering the freeboard enables cargo to be
more easily shipped.
~joK g6ladak. The deck of a ship.
g, g6lasar. Mnggelasar: to slip or slide forward,,- -used of a man losing his footing on
slippery ground. Also gelansar.
), g.lasak. (Kedah.) A floor-mat; = (Riau,
Johor) kelasak.
/R) g6lakak. A chuckling laugh; a prolonged
chuckle. Cf. gelak, kah, etc.,S>' g/lagah. A wild sugar-cane; saccharum
glaga? This plant has a fine flower but no
fruit and is used as a proverbial simile for a
man who promises much and performs nothing; J. S. A. S., II., I54.
K g6lama. A well-known marine fish; Sh. A.
R.S. J., 2; J. I. A., I., 50.
j)K g61ana. A wanderer, an outcast; to wander
about as a vagabond; Sh. Bid., 90; Ht.
P. J. P. Better klana, q. v. Cf. also ngelana.,O< gulana or g.lana. [Skr. gldna.] Sadness,
listlessness. Gondah g.: very sad and listless;
loss of all interest in life; Ht. Gul. Bak., 121.

Bergelut: to strive, to contest. B. lanchang:
to race boats; to hold a regatta; Ht. Ind.
Meng., Ht. Koris. Berglhut-gelut dan bersendasenda: in contests of strength and exchange of
wit; Ht. Raj. Sul., 20.
Mneggelut: to urge on, to stimulate;-used
of love inflaming a person, Sh. Panj. Sg.
ib gdlktar. Quivering, shaking; a frequentative
of ketar, q. v. Menggeletar: to tremble, to
quiver; Ht. Abd., 391.
-; g616ting. A verbal variant of leting, q. v..j g$1.tek. I. Wriggling, squirming, as worms
or snakes; leaping about convulsively, as fish
out of water; flapping, as a flag. Menggeletek:
to wriggle, to squirm, to flap; to beat
irregularly, of the heart; Ht. Abd., 71.
II. (Onom.) Me'nggeletek: to tick, of a clock.
I II. The Java sparrow; better gelatek.
\ glIc ha. I. A thin light mattrass.
II. A plant (unidentified); it is said to
resemble ramie.
III. The name of a cake.. glOdor. Tergeledor: looming large, = tr- e' bledoh; v. beledoh.
gl1dang. I. Mleggeledang: to stretch out
[. the arms at right angles to the body;
mengedang-ngedang. Cf. kedang.
II. (Kedah.) A tree (unidentified).

b.w g616ding.
wood.

MeAnggeleding to warp, of fresh

e.iA g616doh. A variant ofgeledor and beledoh, q. v.

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g6ldbap. (Onom.) A dull sound such as that
of coconuts falling on sand. Cf. gelebak,
debap, etc.

g6lar. The bestowal of a complimentary
designation or of a title of distinction or even
(but less correctly) of a nickname. Di-gglar
uleh marika-itu akandaku tmunshi: they gave
me the title of munshi; Ht. Abd., 41. Di-gelar
orang nama-nya tuwantpnyapu: they called him
by the nickname " Mr. Broom;" Ht. Abd.,
210. Di-gelar-lah uleh Yamtuwan akandiya
Tengku Muda 'A bdu'l-kadr: the Sultan gave
him the title of Te-ngkul Muda 'A bdu'l.kadir;
Ht. Abd., 408.
Gelaran: a designation; a title; Ht. P. J. P.;
Hit. Gul. Bak., 57; Ht. Abd., 41.
Gelari: to bestow a title.
Bergelar: entitled; possessing a title.
Bergelar Tengku Pe'glima Besar: bearing the
title Tengku Penglima Besar. Raja bergelav:
a prince by designation as well as by birth;
(in some cases by contradistinction to raja
berasal) a prince by virtue of acquired and not
of hereditary rank.
lMlnggelar: to ennoble, to confer a title on
anyone; Ht. P. J. P.; Sej. MaI., 93; Sh.
Kumb. Chumb., 24.

j( g616bak. (Onom.)
described by gelebap
tone.

A sound similar to that
but not quite so dull in

-,J g616bok. (Onom.) A variant of gelebak, q. v.
jl g61it. Main gelit: a card game.
'.J g61ut. Striving, contesting, putting forth
one's strongest efforts, wrestling.

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