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MAGAT

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-\- magat. [Skr. magadha?] A title given (Kedah)
to a person of royal descent on his mother's
side; cf. meg.zt (the more usual form) and gat.
\L. magang. I. A tree (unidentified).
II. Overripe, of fruit; on the point of
turning rotten.
jHA magel. Jav. Half ripe.
I.'
4u magon. Kajang inagon: a sort of companionway or skylight or deckhouse in a native
vessel; Ht. Raj. Don., 33; Pel. Abd., II2.
Tingkap m.: a lofty ventilating air-passage or
window in a house of some pretensions.
1\ mala. I. [Skr. mala.] Accursed; misfortune,
as the result of a curse; unclean. M. pstaka:
a curse resting on a man. Sangat keras mala
pestaka-nya: he is most miserably afflicted by
misfortune; Ht. Sh. Kub.
Siapa gerangan berbuwat derhaka,
Maka-nya datang mala pestaka:
whoever is guilty of the betrayal of others
(will find that) misfortune will ever attend
him; Sh. Bur. Nuri., 17.
II. Faded, withered, of a flower. Laksana
bunga yang telah mala: like a faded flower; Ht.
Gul. Bak., I47. Kalau termala kunttmn di-chari:
if the flower you seek has withered; Ht. Sh.
Kub. Mala kuntum seroja: the lotus is withered;
Sh. Lail. Mejn., 8.
The name mala is also given to a number of
flowers (unidentified) mentioned in romances;
e.g., bunga mala (Ht. Sh. Kub.), daun kayu
sakanda mala (Ht. Sri Rama), seroja mala
mas (Ht. Sh. Kub.), and bunga wijaya mala
(Ht. Sg. Samb.). Of these names the last is
occasionally met with in modern use as the
name of a fabulous flower which brings to life
any dead body that it touches; in this sense
it is a favourite symbol for the reviving
influence on a despairing lover of the presence
of his beloved. In the Sang Samba, the
possession of this talismanic flower by Bhauma
enables him to bring to life repeatedly his
steed (the walimana) when slain by Arjuna.
III. A variant of malar, q. v.
mil. Arab. Property, possession, goods and
chattels. Baitu'l-mdl: the Treasury in a
Muhammadan state, with special reference to
the idea of property escheating to the Treasury.
)\ malar. Continually; constantly. Ayer malar
duwa depa: the water has a constant depth of
two fathoms. Malar kurus dengan diri-nya:
always thin; eternally emaciated; Ht. Sg.
Samb.; Ht. Ind. Meng. Malar puchat kurus:

always pale and thin; Ht. Mas. Ed. Malar
merechek peloh-nya: with perspiration ever
streaming; Ht. Ind. Meng. MWnangis malar
basah dengan puncha sabok-nya: weeping till
the loose end of her robe was always wet with
tears; Ht. Sh.; Ht. Mas. Ed. Malar bengkakbengkak dengan mata-nya: with eyes ever
swollen with weeping; Ht. Ind. Meng.

Malar-malar: time after time; so much the
more; the more; however much. Malar-malar
hutan dan rimtba pun habis-lah menjadi terang
sakaliyan di-robohkan-nya: time after time
woods and forest became open plains as he
tore everything down; Ht. Ind. Nata. Malarmalar habis-lah charek-charek tiyada juga mahu
puteh: she went on more and more till the
cloth was torn to pieces but she could not
wash it white; Ht. Ind. Nata.
Also mala and malah.
\\ malas. Idleness; laziness; sluggishness; indolence. Budak budak yang malas mnengaji:
idle school boys; Ht. Abd., 29. Senjata itu
mendatangkan malas: (the wearing of) weapons
encourages idleness; Ht. Abd., 259.
Kerusi mt.: a rocking-chair.
\ malis. I. Faded, of colour; faint, of odour.
II. (Kedah.) To rub down a horse.
\>^ malang. I. Adverse fortune; adversity;
obstruction; position across or at right angles
to. Dengan sebab mnalang-nya juga angin-nya
tiyada turun: owing to his ill-luck no wind
came; Ht. Best. Hai anak yang malang
nemberi 'aib ibu bapa-nya: oh ill-starred child
who bringest shame upon your parents; Ht.
Gul. Bak., x47. Nasib-ku yang malang: my
ill-luck; Ht. Abd., 364. Meriyam di-atas-nya
malang melintang: the cannon on it lay across
the line; Sh. Panj. Sg.
Kalau siyal berchampor malang,
Ikan di-panggang tinggal tulang:
if you are cursed with ill-luck and misfortune,
when you cook fish you will find only bones
left; Prov. A variant of the second line is
ayam di-tambat di-sambar lang: "the hawk
will get your chickens even though you tie
them up; Prov.
Siput malang gading: a shell (unidentified).
II. A pinnacle-rock.
An maling. Jav. A thief; thieving. Melepaskan
Q maling-nya pergi menchuri:to give way to one's
thievish propensities and go and steal; Ht.
Sh. M. penchuri: a thief; Sh. Bur. Nuri, i6.
Penjurit m.: id.; Ht. Sh. Siapa-kah yang menjadi maling itu: who is it who was the thief in
this case; Ht. Sg. Samb. 'A zmat penutup m.:
a talisman to stop thieving; Muj., 79.
Pintu nm.: a side-entrance or back-entrance
to a Malay house; "a door of clandestine
entry;" Cr. Gr., I5; Ht. Mar. Mah.; Ht.
Ism. Yat., io8; Ht. Sh.; Ht. Sri Rama; Sh.
Bid., 28.

Memaling: to thieve; Ht. Perb. Jaya.
\-> malong. Ikan malong: a large fish (unidentified); it is classed with sharks and skates,
Sh. Ik. Trub., 4.

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