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Gb~LEBAR

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GA~MBALA.. g..igs.. Quvrig inarl shudrig.....; -

j glebar or gelibar. Continuous flapping;
a frequentative of kibar, q. v..,'" glita or gulita. Darkness. Gelap gulita:
pitchy darkness in contradistinction to mere
obscurity or gloom; Ht. Abd., 22I, 319.,J;' g6liyat. Twisting; straining; stretching round;
transitive form of liyat, q. v.
Men1ggeliyat: to writhe or twist as a
wounded snake; to turn and twist as a man
yawning and stretching his limbs.
Tergliyat: twisted, stretched; strained, as
an ankle or other joint. Also geliyut. Cf.
kiyat.
jS( geliyut. See geliyat and geliyang.

J( g6letek. The act of tickling; the creation of
a thrill by touching a nervous person in a
sensitive place. Menggeletek: to tickle. Cf.
geli.
J&4 geleser. Minggeleser: to flutter, to struggle, of
a bird; to wriggle about, of a person; to fidget.
- gdlisek. (Kedah.) Mlnggelisek: to search the
hair for vermin; = (Riau, Johor) imzeyelisek.
4j. g'lisah. Menggelisah: to fidget, to move
about restlessly or uneasily, to be troublesome.
g6lisai. Mielggelisai: to stir up; to disturb;
to work things into a mess.
- gliyang. Mlenggeliyang: to sway about, to
swing about; a transitive form of liyang, q. v.
Mlnggeliyang bagai ular di-pukul: swaying as a
stricken snake; Prov.
Geliyang-geliyut: swaying and twisting
(oneself); also li1yag-liyutt.
- g61iyong. I. Eur. A galleon.
II. Me1ggeliyong: to writhe (of a snake).
-j"i gelepek. To lie slackly against anything, as
a sail lying slackly against the mast.
s 0"\ g/liga or guliga. Stony growth in an animal
body; chalk-stones; a bezoar stone. Stones
of this character are believed to have certain
absorbent qualities and to suck up venom from
a wound. Batu g.: id.
Ha ri-hari mizlmbakar arang;
Habis padi di-makan api;
A pa nak takut ular belerang?
Geliga ada di-tangan kami:
why should we fear the snake ular belerang?we have the (curative) bezoar here in our hands.
Menggeiga: to work up sago into granular
form.
cj"S g6ligit. A frequentative of gigit (to bite), q. v.

yZj gligis. Quivering; inwardly shuddering.
Megggeligis to shudder; Ht. Mar. Mah..$c~ g6ligin. A cross rod in a weaver's loom.
C-:e gblimit. (Kedah.) Thread left over after
weaving a garment.
'fJ gdlinang. A set of three gongs in the gamelan.
gam. (Onom.) A deep sound such as that of
a clap of thunder. Cf. gum and degam.
gum. (Onom.) The boom of thunder; cf.
gain.
\f g6ma. Echo, reverberation.
j\ gimala. I. A talisman; a stone possessed of
J magic properties especially that of luminosity.
G. htikmatt: id. Naga gerangan naik ka-mahaligai itui dengan bersulohkan gemala-nya: a
dragon perchance is on his ascent to the
palace using a talismanic stone to light his
way, Ht. Gul. Bak., I38; cf. also Sej. Mal., 28.
Ge-mala is also used as a term of endearment;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 79; Sh. Kumb. Chumb., I3.
II. A (Kedah) variant of gembala, q. v.
g geimalai. Lemah gntalai: extreme lassitude;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 49, 126. Also lemah kemalai.
s g6maung. The murmur of a crowd. Gemazung
n majlis tiyada terkira: the crowd murmured in
an uproarious way; Sh. Panj. Sg. Gedmaung
majlis bukan sa-umpama: id.; ibidem.. gomba. [Skr. kumbha.] The frontlet of an
elephant; an ornamental spike or tassel placed
on the forehead of an elephant; Sej. Mal., i6.. ~ g6mbala or gombala. [Skr. gdpala.] A
herdsman; a man employed to look after
animals of any description. Saperti kawan
kambing tiyada bergembala: like a flock of sheep
without a shepherd; Ht. Isk. Dz. Gajah
sa-ekor, gembala duwa: an elephant with two
mahouts; a lady with two lovers; Prov.
G. anjing: a dogboy; Sh. Sri Ben., 58.
G. aytam: a keeper of fowls; Sej. Mal., 75;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 5.
G. gajah: a mahout.
G. harinma: a tiger-tamer.
G. kambing: a shepherd or goat-herd; Ht.

Hamz., 4.
G. kuda: a groom; Ht. Abd., 408.
Mlegemtnbala:to tend (animals); Sej. Mal., 74.
Mengembalai: id.; Ht. Md. Hanaf., 33. Mengetmbalakan: id.; Ht. Abd., 77.

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