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LOLOS

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LOMOR................

(Jp lolos. Slipping on, as a ring onthe finger; cf.
lulus which is "to slip in," of the finger into
the ring.
J lulus. Just slipping through; ability to just
pass into or through, as a finger slips into a
ring or as a piece of thread passes through
the eye of a needle; (by metaphor) to put
through a piece of work, to "come off "; to
succeed. Lulus benang lulus elindan: if cotton
goes through so will thread; a person must
submit to what his fellows have to put up
with; Prov., J. S. A. S., III., 39. Adayang
tinmpat jalan-nya sa-llus-lS-lus orang sehaja:
there were places where only one man could
pass through at a time; Pel. Abd., 35. Lulus
keheidak: to get one's desire put through;
to get what one wants; Lit. Abd., I74. Lulus
saperti sembah patek ini: may what goes through
be in accordance with this my request; Ht.
Pg. Ptg.
Jikalau di-tageh tiyada-kan lulus,
Jangan di-bawa berjanji puttus:
if you dun a man (on this day) the dunning
will be unsuccessful, so do not attempt to get
any debt settled; Sh. Rej., 8.
Luluskan and nmeuluskan: to put through
(a business). Luluskan kCeendak or meluluskan kehendak: to meet a person's wishes; Ht.
Abd., 425, 450.
FJ blolong. Milolong: (Onoir.) to howl, of dogs
and other animals.
j)J lolak. A shell; trochlis uliloticus.
by! lolok. Melolok: to spy upon; to secretly keep
a watch on; = mernytloh.

a3 lulah. A species of fish-trap; Kl., v. d. W.
&j luloh. Powder; fragments; the dust into
which anything is crushed.
Menjadi luloh kdfir la'natan,
Jadi makanan hantu dan shaitdn:
the accursed infidels are crushed to powder
and become the food of demons and devils;
Sh. Rej., 13.
L. Ilntak: utterly crushed to powder; a
strong expression used in romances to describe
the condition of a warrior after receiving a
blow from the hero of the story; Ht. Sg.
Samb., Ht. Koris, Ht. Ind. Nata, Ht. Sh.
Kub. Hanchor 1.: id. (Ht. Sg. Samb.), but
more common in modern use especially figuratively (hanchorluloh di-dalam hati) to describe
a broken heart or a heart overcome with love.
Dari Bandan burong sa-kawan,
Berchamtpor sa-ekor burong mgerpati;
Serta di-pandang bertambah rawan,
Hanchor Iuloh di-dalaml hati:
as soon as I see her my passion increases, my
heart is crushed with longing; J. I. A., III.,
448.
y luli. Kachitng luli: a kind of bean (unidentified); Muj., 48.
i lumat. Fine; soft, of earth; pulpy; minced,
of food; crushed; ground or chopped to pieces.
Melihat hgrta-nya habis-lah lumat: seeing his
property knocked to pieces (at a fire); Sh.
Sing. Terb., 24. Pipis lumat-lumat: mince it
quite fine; Muj., 64.
The word is also used, by metaphor, of
destruction in any form.
Namta kita tidak-lah lumat,
Badar kita dapat selamat:
our good names will not perish and our bodies
will find salvation; Sli. Nas., 6.
lumut. Moss; a generic name appliedto mosses.7 and mossy-looking plants; Ht. Abd., 87. Pel.
Abd., 93. Berlumut: mossy.
L. ekor kuning: a water-weed with yellow
flowers; utricularia flexuosa.
Akar 1.: a plant; jasminium smilacifolimn.
\ lomor or lumor. Smearing. Lonmorkan: to
besmear, as ointment is besmeared on the
body; Muj., 60; Hay. Haiw. Lomor-lomorkan:
id.; Ht. Abd., 386. Melonzor: id.; Muj., 9.
Melomorkan: id. Mllomnorkan dengan arang:
to defile with soot; to grossly insult; Ht. Ind.
Nata.

Berlomor: besmeared; defiled. B. dengan
tahi: besmeared with ordure; Sej. Mal., I50.
B. dengan arang: blackened with charcoal, as
the face of a Chinese gang-robber; Ht. Abd.,
321. B. denlgan kesalahan: stained with sin;
Ht. Abd., 183.
Cf. lomos, Iumut, lumang, lumak, etc.

lo'lok.
a,

[Arab. lu'lu'.] A pearl; v. lo'lo'.

lulum. Sucking at anything by way of tasting it; eating chocolate or sweets which melt
in the mouth.
rj 10 loo'. [Arab. lu'l'.] A pearl; a precious
stone mentioned occasionally in Malay literature. Ydkuit 1.: rubies and pearls; Sh. Sg.
Kanch., 26. Permata yang I.: pearly gems;
pearls; Ht. Sh. Podi yang l.: id.; Sh. Sri
Ben., 75.
MJ lulu. I. Swallowing down; consuming at a
gulp. Hai manmak ular besar, kata A wang
Selamat, lulu-lah kamit, tIlan-lah kami: Oh my
uncle the Great Serpent, said Awang Selamat,
gulp me down, swallow me. l
II. Kelulu:fitting; proper; decent. Tingkah
laku tiyada kelulu: improper behaviour; Sh.
Mas., 9. Takut-nya sangat tiyada kelulu: most
unseemly fear; Sh. Peng., I8. Suwara-nya
besar tiyada klulu: a powerful voice of unseemly loudness; Sh. Ul., I6.
III. Lulu-lala: incoherent, in speech; confused; "muddle-headed."
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