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LAKU [ 59' I LALA.~~ I...........................8 laku. Conduct, manner, behaviour, mien,
deportment, gestures; to act or behave; to
take effect, to pass current. Rosak badan
karena penyakit, rosak bangsa karena laku: the
body is ruined by disease and good birth is
ruined by bad behaviour; Prov., Ht. Ind.
Jaya. Saperti laku orang gila: like the
behaviour of a madman; Ht. Abd., 14.
Sn-laku: like, similar to, in this way. Apa
mnola-tnya maka tuwan sa-laku ini: how come
you to be in this state; Ht. Gul. Bak., I6.
Ta'-laku: that will not do, that will not pass
current. Laksana golok kayu, tetak ta'-makan
juwal ta'-laku: like a wooden chopper which
will not cut if struck with and will fetch
nothing if sold; Prov.
Tingkah laku: behaviour, conduct, manners;
Kam. Kech., 2; Ht. Abd., 96, 164, 458.
Lakukan: to work, to put into effect or
action; Ht. Abd., 325, 409. Melakukan: id.;
Ht. Abd., 12, 289, 418; Sej. Mal., 119.
Barang kehtendak-4nya di-lakukan-nya sehaja: he
simply did anything he pleased. Melakukan
'irddat: to work His will (of God); Ht. Gul.
Bak.
Berlakul: to take effect, to prevail. Telah
berlakut-lah kehendak Allah di-atas hamba-inya:
the will of God has been worked upon us, his
servants; Ht. Abd., 437. Bertitah lalu, sembah
berlaku: the (king's) decree is passed over,
the (subject's) petition prevails; a proverbial
saying when a humble memorial persuades a
prince to withdraw an issued order; J. S. A. S.,
I., 93. 1
Kelakuzwan: manner, conduct, bearing, demeanour. K. binatang: the manners of a
beast; Ht. Abd., 4I1. K. gajah-gajalh: the
behaviour of the elephants; Ht. Abd., 74.
>J laki. Husband; a less respectful word than
suwami. Laki-laki: male, masculine; manliness; a man of masculine qualities. Barangsiapa mahu terbilang laki-laki mari-lah ka-tengah
maiddn supaya kita bermain senjata samla-sama
anak laki-laki: if any one desires the reputation
of manliness, let him come to the middle of
the battlefield that we may fight, weapon to
weapon, like men; Ht. Ind. Nata. Titah
baginda di-pertidak-nya laki-laki kita dleh Betara
Majapahit: the king said: our manliness is
denied by the Ruler of Majapahit; Sej. Mal.,
53. Cf. also Ht. Hamz., 58. Metunjokkan
laki-laki: to show off one's courage; Ht. Sri
Rama.
Begrlaki: to have a husband; to be married
(of a woman). Anak dara sudah berlaki: a
married maiden; a girl who has been seduced;
Prov. Janda bezlu berlaki: a widow who has
never been wedded; id.

i Cf. also the following pantun:Bunga chempaka di-karang awan,
Bunga di-reka dari Dang Biku;
Alang-kah suka hati-ku, tuwvan,
Sfbab smnbah sudah berlaku.

Berlakikanu: to take as one's husband or
possess as one's husband; = berlaki akan.
Mengapa maka tuwan-hamnba berlakikan orang
tuwa bongkok ini: why have you married
this humpbacked old man; Ht. Mash., I2.
Ternanti-nanti bagai berlakikan raja: waiting
and waiting as though you were marrying a
prince (Malay princes being proverbially
unpunctual in order to show their importance);
Prov., J. S. A. S., III., 28.
J laga. The fighting of animals such as buffaloes
and bulls, and (less commonly) of ramsI,
chevrotins2, and even of quails3. Berlaga:
to fight (of such animals); Sh. Ik. Trub., 17.
Lagakan: to set animals to fight one with
another; Ht. Sh. Berlagakan: id., Ht. Sh.
Mard. Melagakan: id., Ht. Koris.
lagang. The initial steps taken in weaving a
mat; beginning to weave; starting to weave.
The weaving proper (when the work is fairly
started) is called anyam, and the weaving of
the selvage or border (which completes the
work) is called legu.

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lagam. [Hind. lagdm.] The bit (of a horse).
lagu. A tune.
Masing-masing masok menari
Menurut lagu-nya bermacham tari:

each entered and danced various dances
according to the tune; Bint. Tim., 24 Jan.,
I895. Menurut lagu biduwan bernyanyi itu: in
unison with the tune of the minstrel's song;
Ht. Koris.
Kitab puji-pujiyan dengan berlagu: a hymnbook with tunes; Ht. Abd., 450.
J lagi. More, yet more; still, also, moreover.
Lagi-lagi, saperti belanda minta tanah: "more,
more," as the Dutchman says when applying
for land; Prov., J. S. A. S., III., 20. Lagi
tongkat, lagi senjata: with a stick, moreover,
and with weapons as well; a proverbial
expression suggesting assurance that is doubly
sure; J. S. A. S., II., I55. Lagi terang, lagi
bersuloh: in daylight moreover, and with a
torch as well; a similar proverb. Berapa lagi:
how many more. Duwa lagi: two more.
Senmuwa-nya mati tetekala lagi k-chil: all died
while still in infancy; Ht. Abd., 14.
Dan lagi: furthermore; besides. Dan lagi
plla: id.
Sa-lagi: so long as; as long as; while. Salagi ada 'umur hamba: as long as I live; Ht.
Gul. Bak., 25. Sa-lagi ada pbridaran chakerawala: as long as the vault of heaven revolves;
i.e., for ever and ever.
aJ la. I. Siput lala: a salt-water bivalve
resembling a mussel; it is found embedded in
the mud on the banks of the sea-coast.
i Ht. Sh. Mard. 2 Ht. P.J. P. 3 Ht. Koris; Sh.
Bur. Pungg., 2, 3.

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