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lA) lting. (Onom.) A sound similar in character
to that expressed by letang but sharper in
tone; J. S. A. S., II., 151.
S ltong. (Onom.) A sound similar in character
to that expressed by letang but deeper in tone.
Li3 16tap. (Onom.) A rapping sound.
Hujan turun letup-letap,
Habis tinis segala atap:
the rain is falling rap-rap-rap, and all the roof
is leaking.
AS ltup. (Onom.) A deep rattle or rap; the
crackle of musketry; the reverberations of
thunder. Limau mianis pun m letup saperti
petas: the oranges went off with a burst like
crackers; Ht. Abd., 364. Sa-kali letup tiga
degmn: one firing of the match caused three
shots to reverberate; Ht. Raj. Don., r7.
Meledtp di-sana, di-sini bunyi-nya: firing on that
side and noise on this; one person sows and
another reaps; Prov.,yj2 ltak. I. Puttingdown; laying down; setting
down. Tatkala iya letak kepala-nya sudah
tertidor: the moment he laid down his head he
fell asleep; Bint. Timor, 22 Feb., I895.
Letakkan and meletakkan: to lay down, to set
down, to place. Letakkan di-atas tebu: to train
(a plant) over sugar-cane; J. S. A. S., I., 89.
Di-dirikan suwatu dan suwatu di-letakkan-nya:
he set one erect and the other he laid down (on
the ground); Ht. Mash., 32. Meletakkan ubat:
to put medicine (on a wound); Sh. Abd. Mk.,
23. Meletakkan 'ddat: to lay down legal
methods; Ht. Abd., 441. Letakkan hktkum: to
lay down laws; Ht. Abd., 369.
Tetak buloh akan bengkawan,
Di-belah te2m di-batn besi;
Datang-lah dudok 'drif bangsawan,
Sudah-lah patek imeletakkan kerosi:
come and sit down, my learned and noble one;
I, your servant, have set down a seat for you;
Ht. P. J. P.
'Terletak: laid down. Biyar terletak jangan
te1himpas: let a thing be laid down and not
thrown down; do not overdo things, violence
defeats its own ends; Prov., cf. J. S. A. S.,
III., 26.
II. (Onom.) A tapping or cracking noise;
cf. letap (which represents a duller sound).

J l1tum. (Onom.) A booming sound such as
the roar of artillery. LeIum-letanm: id., but
frequentative. The word is also used of the
sound made when working a rice-pounder; e.g.:
Letum-letam mnenumbok tepong,
Tepong pulut bukanl jawi.
4j 1lteh. Weakness, fatigue. L. lesu: id., Ht.
Gul. Bak., 105. L. lisut: id.; Ht. Sg. Samb.
L. lelah: id.; Ht. Abd., 3I9.
).1 l1jar. Extreme weariness; = penat.
ljang. Shooting or darting forward, as a
snake darts along the ground. Cf. rejang.
& lujah. Arab. The ocean; the open sea.
\ lcha. A gold neck-ornament worn by Tamil
women.
J 16chat. Extreme smoothness or slipperiness.
' lechit. I. Slipping from between the fingers,
as a slippery round body when pressure is
applied. Melachit: to slip or shoot out in this
way. Cf. lechut.
II. (Onom.) The twittering of young birds.
Cf. dachit.,. 16chut. Lechutkan: to force out the interior of
anything by pressure on the sides; to squeeze
a fruit so as to cause the pips or juice to
squirt out with force. Melechut: to squirt or
gush out in this way.
A 16char. (Kedah.) Melechar: to become livid,
JR of a bruise.
16chor. Melechor: to be scalded; to suffer
from scalding. The word is used of injuries
from hot moist substances as well as from
boiling water.

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4J 16chas.

(Penang.) Extremely sweet.

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16chap. I. (Onom.) Lechap-lechup: the
sound of people eating; the smacking of the lips.
II. Saturated, wet through. Lichap-lah sapu
tangan uleh ayer mata: the handkerchief was
soaked with tears; Sh. Panj. Sg.

il 16tek. (Onom.)
JXJ 16tok. (Onom.)
cf. Ietak, II.

A ticking sound; to tick.
A deep tapping or rapping;

-JA lchup. I. See lechap.
II. Melechup: to be blistered, of the skin;
= nelechor.
l echak. (Onom.) Lechak-lechok: the sound
of people trampling through soft mud; sucking
noises.
lichek. (Onom.) The twittering of birds;=lechit, II.
i 16chok. See lechak, I.

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16tam. See latuzm.

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