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1 lnting. I. (Onom.) A tinkling or ringing
sound; (by extension) the twang of a sharply
stretched cord or string; to be stretched very
taut. Cf. leting and deting.
II. Mgengelenting or m1eleting: to warp, of
fresh wood exposed to great heat; to shrivel up
in the fire, of leaves or paper; to spring about,
of live embers or coals.
III. (Onom.) The sound made by certain
projectiles hurled with great force through the
air.;1 l1ntong. (Onom.) A deep booming sound;
cf. tong, lintang, etc.
lentang or lintang. I. Crosswise; across;
position athwart; cf. lintas. Bu'or lau linttang
patat: that which is in line goes straight
down, that which is athwart is broken (and goes
down); all is fish that comes to his net; Prov.
Pakai baju rantai jam di-lintang: wearing a
coat with a watch-chain across it.
L. batang or 1. batangan: to throw a tree or
barrier of any sort across a river so as to
obstruct navigation and secure the payment
of customs dues or of any toll or blackmail.
L. bujor: diagonal; diagonally. Lintang
bujor smnut berlari: right and left went the
ants; Sh. Sri. Ben., 4.
L. paya: to moor a guard-vessel in the river
so as to stop navigation and secure the tolls.
L. pukang: (sprawling) with legs wide apart;
(running) with long gawky strides; (scattered
about) topsy-turvy, of goods; Cr. Gr., 30; Ht.
Abd., 325, 344; Ht. Sg. Samb.
Balai 1.: a court stretching out at right
angles to the main building; Sh. Bid., 89.
Palas 1.: the platform or bridge on a Malay
perahu; J. S. A. S., III., 70.
Sanggul 1.: a mode of dressing the hair so as
to make portions of it stick out at right angles
to the head; Pel. Abd., 8I.
Muka lbujor sanggul lintang,
Bagaimana hati ta'-gila:
your face is oval, your head-dress stands out
from it,-how can the heart avoid being
thrilled with love?
Lintangi: to thwart, to stand in the way of;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 15. Melintangi: id.; Ht.
Mash., 26.
Lintangkan: to lay anything across or athwart
anything else; Ht. Pg. Ptg.; Sh. Bur. Nuri, 21.
Melintangkan: id.; Ht. Kal. Dam., II6.
Kelintangan: position cross-wise. K. bayangbayang: when the shadows lie across (the
path).

Melintang: to move or lie cross-wise or
athwart. Terbang m.: to fly across the sky;
to fly from right to left or left to right of the
spectator; Sh. K. G. T., 23; Marsd. Gr., 208.
Bagai anjing metlintang denai: like a dog
crossing the track made by a wild beast;
Prov., v. J. S. A. S., XXIV., 92.

LANTEK
Pelintang: a name sometimes given to the
ambang or cross-beam over a door; v. amzbang.
Terlintang: lying athwart or across; placed
across. Minta do'd tangan terlintang: praying
with arms crossed over the breast; Sh. Pr.
Ach., 4. Terlintang berisi ayer, tertiyarap berisi
tanah: when turned up, filled with water;
when turned down, filled with earth;-the
miserable lot of the coco-nut shell, used as an
imprecation; v. J. S. A. S., XI., 46.
II. Jav. A star; = bintang.
j linting. Pelinintig (Singapore) the name given
to a short wooden bar upon which the oars of
a Malay boat are placed.
luntang. Keluntang or peluntang: a float
made of a very light wood (the root of alstonia
scholaris?); it is allowed to drift about with a
short baited line attached to it.
_J lintap. Lying one on another, of flat things
such as books; lying in strata or rows.. lintup. A variant of litup, q. v..J lantak. Hammering down; driving down by
blows or pressure; ramming down. Senapang
sudah di-lantak: loaded guns, i.e., muzzleloaders with the charge well rammed down;
Sh. Sing. Terb., Io.
Lantak-lantak: short piles which are driven
down in a row to strengthen the foundations
of a dam.
L. senapang: a ramrod. Also pelantak.
Luloh 1.: crushed to pieces under heavy
blows or weight. Habis luloh lantak menjadi
saperti tepong: crushed to powder; Ht. Sh.
Kub. Luloh lantak tulang-nya lalu mati: his
bones were smashed to pieces and he died;
Ht. Ind. Nata. Di-palu-nya dengan clhonlarnya luloh lantak dengan kendaraan-nya sa-kali
nmenjadi tepong: under the blow of that mace
he fell crushed to the earth, horse and all, and
crumbled to dust; Ht. Sh. Kub. Lantak is
sometimes used by itself in this sense e.g.,
kayu pun habis-lah lantak berkeping-keping: the
wood crumbled to fragments; Ht. Sh. Kub.
Pelantak: a ramrod.
Lantak is also used coarsely of gluttony, i.e.,
"ramming down" food. In Selangor it is also
used of an unnatural offence; melantak -
menmbrit or mtain zmangkok.

j^ lantek. I. Installation; the process of
installing a prince or high officer of state.
Daing Ganggik itu di-lantek uleh Dato' Bendahara Pahang: Daing G. was installed by the
Bendahara of Pahang; Ht. Abd., 456. Sabagairaja beharn di-lantek: like a newly crowned
king (overcome by his own importance);
Prov., Sh. Abd. Mk., 37.

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