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M1iLAYU

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M.ILIMAU

-,qY m6layu. Malay. Anaktin.: a native Malay.
Behasa im.: the Malay language. Orang it.:
a Malay. M. jati: a real Malay; a Malay pur
sang. Sejdrah m.: the "Sejarah Malayu" or
Malay Annals, a traditional history of the
Riau-Johor Malay states.
According to the Sejarah Malayu the name
melayu has its origin in the name of a river
(sungai melayu) in the hinterland of Palembang.
This explanation is at least doubtful.
L<5 malabari. Connected with the Malabar coast.
- Chara malabari: in the Malabar way; Sh.
Pant. Shl., I.

mlanangbng. A broad flat-bottomed boat;
Sej. Mal., 54. Better imelamtbang.

cWL, malapari. A plant growing by the sea-shore;
Ht. Abd., 203; Ht. P. J. P.; fagroeafastigiata?

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mdlek. To keep one's eyes open; to stare
hard at a person or thing; to watch steadily.
malak. Arab. An angel. Malaku'l-maut:
the Angel of Death; usually (in Malay) called
inliku'l-naut v. mitdlik.

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milk. Arab. Property, possession;
corrupted in Malay to milek, q. v.

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mnlbbera. A small tree, fagroea fastigiata.
m6lit. Inquisitiveness. Ma'lumt-lah kita semuwa betapa 'ddat peremtpuwain melit-nya sangat
keras: we all know what women are like, their
inquisitiveness is very great indeed; Ht. Kal.
Dam., 204.

$AL. m616tir. A tree (unidentified) used for firewood; J. S. A. S., VIII., I3I.
^ mblor. The Indian jasmine, jasminum sambu.
Also melati. Hidowng-ya bagai nelor jantant:
with a nose like a jasmine bud; Ht. Jay.
Lengg.
M. angin: a shrub; alsodeia memnbranacea.
Akar m. hutan: the wild jessamine; jasminum
bifarium. A kar bunga m. huttan: a climber
with white jessamine-like flowers, coptosapelta
griffithii. Pookk m. hutan: a shrub with conspicuous violet flowers; eranthetmum mtalaccense.
J. melas. Not to fit, of two things that are
intended to fit into each other..L mal'On or mala'in. [Arab. mal'iu.] Accursed; a favourite description of an evil spirit
and, as such, often taken by Malays to be a
special variety of evil spirit. Hai mal'lln: Oh
accursed one!-an address to an evil spirit;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 93. Jadi in.: to become an
accursed one; to fall under the wrath of God;
Sh. Ungg. Bers., 27. Kaum it.: the world of
evil spirits; the damned; Ht. Md. Hanaf, 79.
Hai mal'snz, anak mal'un, herti-nya hai jauh
daripada rahmat tuhan: Oh real'un, the son of
a emal'un,-meaning thereby Oh thou who
art far removed from the mercy of the Lord;
Ht. Isk. Dz.

L m6lkiwi. A variant of kiwi, q. v.
A m6lambang. A broad flat-bottomed native. ship. Also mnelangbang.
~SJL mulfik. Arab. Kings; the plural of nmalik.
Tdju'l-mulk: the Crown of Kings; the name
of a Malay treatise on medicine and divination.
-,j L m61ukut. Rice-chaff;-a dialectic variant of
detmukut, lemukut, etc..1i. m6lokan. (Kedah) a tree, unidentified;J (Riau, Johor), merlokan.
LA mulham. Arab. Inspired; possessed.
\j muliya. [Skr. niltya.] Noble, illustrious;
splendid. Jikalan kira-nya engkau hina
meminta-lah kapada yang muliya: if you are
humble, ask of Him who is the All-illustrious;
Ht. Abd., 5. Behasa ita yang terlebeh iuliya
di-antara orang isldmn: that language (Arabic)
is the noblest in the estimation of Moslems;
Ht. Abd., 48. Kain yang muliya: a robe or
mantle of splendid appearance; Ht. Jay.
Lengg.
Maha-muliya; most illustrious; most exalted;
-a title of respect; Ht. Gul Bak., 72; Cr.
Gr., 64.
Muliyakan: to render honour to; to treat
with distinction; Ht. Abd., 187. Memuliyakan: id.; Ht. Abd., 292. Permuliyakan: id.;
Ht. Abd., 14; HIt. Sg. Samb.; Sh. Abd. Mk., 5.
IKmuliyaan: a mark of honour or distinction;
Ht. Sg. Samb..JL m6lela. Plain; smooth; undamascened,-of
weapons. Besi in.: modern steel., L m6lilin. (Kedah.) A plant, unidentified;
(Riau, Johor) nerlilin.
~ A m6limun. Invisibility; v. halimun. Hantu n.:
invisible spirits.
L. m6limau. (Kedah.) A plant, = (Riau, Johor)
tmerlimau.

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m61ang. The name of a flower (unidentified).
m.leng. To turn back, to turn away, to avert.
Maka Raden Inu pin meleng-lah: the prince
turned round; Ht. Mas Ed. Maka munteri
ketujoh pun meleng-lah: the seven ministers
turned away; Ht. Ind. Meng. Cf. nelek.

9 mwlong. I. Bunga nelong: a red flower
(unidentified).
II. Over-developed; too big for his age, of
a boy; growing too fast, of a tree. Also belong,
q. v.

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