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MAULANA

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MONYET

~ -~-~ —~ I — — I;i.a maulana. Arab. Our Lord. Ayuhai mauIdud: Oh my lord; my master; Sh. Sg.
Kanch., 2.
Ld3 l mulut. The mouth. Prkataan yang keluwar
dari nutllt-/Znya the words which left his
mouth; Ht. Abd., 30. Terkatup-lah mulutnya: their mouths were closed; they were
silenced; Ht. Abd., 67. Sebab mulut badan
binasa: because of the mouth the body (often)
perishes; Prov., J. S. A. S., II., 140. Bawa
lari dari nmntt buwaya, masok ka-mulut harimau:
to save it from the crocodile's mouth only to
place it in the tiger's mouth; out of the
frying-pan into the fire; Prov. Mulut di-suwap
pisang, buutut di-jangkit duri: to thrust banana
into our mouths and thorns into our backs;
to do an ill turn under cover of a good one;
Prov., cf. Ht. Abd., 255. Pisau seljata tiyada
tajam, mulut nmansiya terlebeh tajam: knives
and weapons are not sharp, for the mouth of
man is far sharper; Prov., cf. Ht. Abd., 210.
Manis mn.: soft-spoken; gentle, in speech;
persuasive, eloquent. M. panjang'r: loquacious,
babbling. Sedap mi.: pleasant-spoken.
Bawa en.: to go tale-bearing.
Simpai m.: a muzzle (e.g., for a dog).
Ijp maulid. Arab. Time of birth; place of birth..yA mulor. Extensible, elastic. Cf. hulor.
uJ.y molos. Puchok tmolos: the tip or extreme
point of anything; the source of a river..9uY mulas. Mulas pernt: colic; choleraic pains;
gripes. Also netmulas perut from pulas, q. v.
^y molong. Buwah toolong: a sweetmeat, said to
be identical with the buwah melaka.,5 molek. Fair, pretty, handsome, charming.
Re-nfchana yang inolek-molek:pretty stories; H t.
Abd., 139. Orang mnzda yang miolek: a fair
youth; Ht. Gul. Bak., 9g.
-)y maulfd. Arab. Birthday. Bulan nm.: the
month containing the Prophet's birthday;
the month rabi'i'l-awwal; (by extension) any
one of the four months known as bulan eqmpat
sa-nama; s. v. bulan.
A mauliya. Arab. Lord; my Lord. Ya inau- liya, ya tuhan-ku: Oh Lord, my God! Ht. Jay.
Lengg. A Ulah mauliya: Oh God, my Lord; Sh.
Ul., 32.
o momit or mumit. The movement of the
mouth in speaking or eating.

Mulut bergerak momit-momit,
Sgndiri tahu, ta'-dengar ka-orang:
his mouth goes on moving and moving but he
alone understands, no one else can hear him.
Also mokmit.,. mumut. The quivering of the fontanel; -
teimut-nmut.:A momong. A kind of gong; a variant of the
-' c word mongmonKg, q. v.
Momongkan: to announce by beat of this
gong; Ht. Kal. Dam., 377; cf. chanaugkan,
from chanang, q. v.

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mo'mok. (Kedah.) Blunt; == mampal.
mumal. A kind of muslin; K1.

mumin. Arab. The Faithful; the holders of
O"t the true faith; religious; Sh. Kumb. Chumb.,
22. Amiru'l-millznin: "Commander of the
Faithful," a title taken by the Caliphs.
Khalifatu'l-m21minin: id.; Ht. Sg. Samb.
\.3 mounil. Gajah munil: a kind of elephant
(unidentified).
o mohur. The stamp on a coin. Chap mn.:
the die of the mint; Ht. Best.
iAy mohun. Bermnohunl: to take one's leave;to ask
leave to depart; cf. pohun. Masing-masing pun
berrmohlun-lah lalu turun ka-sampan: each took
his leave and went to his boat; Ht. Abd., 294.
Tiyada inmberi tabek atau berinohun lagi: he
gave no greeting or word of farewell; Ht.
Abd., 335.
muwai. To swell, of rice; = muwal, q. v.
The word is also used metaphorically to mean
extensive, e.g., of the Queen's empire; Sh.
Jub. Mal., 4.
moyang. Great-grandfather or great-grandmother. Nenek m.: ancestors generally. Adapun moyang-ku laki-aki itu sa-orang ' Arab
nigeri-nya Yaman: my great-grandfather was
an Arab from Yemen; Ht. Abd., 7; cf. also
Sej. Mal., 138. 'Adat nenek m.: ancestral
customs; Ht. Abd., 17, 398.
moyong. A plant (unidentified), said to be a
species of nepenthtes. Ikan m.: (Kedah) a fish
(unidentified).
moyangda. A respectful literary form of
nmoyang, great-grandfather; Ht. Koris. Cf.
ayahanda, bonda, anakanda, etc.
muyu. Buwah minyu: a fruit (unidentified).
i Jt It is black and sour.,:, monyet. A generic name for monkeys;
monkey, as a term of abuse. Beberapa anjing
dan monyet di-katakan-nya: many were the
times that he called me "dog" or "monkey";
Ht. Abd., 37. Tiyada tahu menakal saperti
monyet kera yang lain: he was not mischievous
like other monkeys; Ht. Abd., 90. Rumah mn.:
(literally) a monkey-house; a sentry-box; Ht.
Abd., 58.