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NASI

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NAKAL

nasi. Cooked rice; (by extension) food generally, a meal, dinner. Makan n.: to have
a meal. Di-buwangkan-nya nasi-nya: they
threw away his food; Ht. Abd., Io04. Nasi
tersaji di-lutut: one's dinner ready laid on
one's lap; gain without effort; the lot of a
man born " with a silver spoon in his mouth";
Prov., Ht. Abd., 96. Gulai sedap, nasi mentah; nasi sedap, gulai menntah; sudah 'ddat
bagitu: when the curry is good, the rice is
insufficiently cooked; when the rice is good,
the curry is insufficiently cooked; such is the
way of the world; Prov. Di-manakan turnpahkan kuwah kalau tidakkan nasi: where is
one to pour one's gravy if not upon the rice;
why rebel against natural laws or human institutions; Prov. Lagi lauk, lagi nasi: the
more curry, the more rice; Prov., J. S. A. S.,
II., 155. Apa buleh buwat, itasi sudah me-njadi
bubor; what can be done?-the rice is now
reduced to gruel; it is no use crying over
spilt milk; Prov.
N. adap-adap: the dish of rice placed in
front of the bride and bridegroom at a wedding; it corresponds in some respects to our
"wedding-cake"; Ht. Sg. Samb. Cf. in.
damai.
N. angkatan: rice set before guests of a
prince.
N. besar: = in. adap-adap; also used at
other than wedding festivals.
N. dagang: rice served up in a leaf wrapper
with a little fish.
N. damai: the rice placed before the bride
and bridegroom if the bride is a widow; cf.
in. adap-adap.
N. godak: rice cooked in a special sauce
known as godak. It is used medicinally.
N. hadapan: =- n. adap-adap.
N. kabuli: "Kabul" rice; rice cooked in
the Afghan way; pillau-rice; Ht. Abd., 177.
N. kukus: steamed rice.
N. kuning: rice cooked with saffron.
N. limak: rice cooked in coco-nut milk.
N. minyak: rice cooked in oil or mutton fat,
with spices and onion.
N. pelabor: rations.
N. tambah: rice served round for people who
want a second helping. Buwat nasi tambah:
(by metaphor) to take a second wife; Prov.,
J. S. A. S., III., 26.
N. tanak: plain boiled rice.
N. telor: rice mixed with pieces of egg.
N. ulamn: rice cooked with minced prawns
and vegetables.
Ayer ni.: gruel; Muj., 63.
Bunga n.: a flower (unindentified); Ht. Si
Misk., 47. The descriptive name, however, is
given to a number of plants, e.g.:

Nasi-nasi: eugenia zeylanica; also kelat nasinasi. N. in. bukit: adenosacme longifolia.
A kar n. in.: psychotria polycarpa.
N. rimba: vitex vestita.
N. sejok: (Kedah) salacia, sp.

X ~; nasir. Arab. Helping; a helper.
0j,\; n~sirat. Arab. Nazareth..y\ natik. Arab. Eloquence; skill in speech;
(by extension) wisdom. Natik-nya saperti sabuwah muwara: his wisdom is broad as an
estuary; Bint. Timor, I6 Jan., 1895.
Ei\J; natlir. Arab. An inspector; an overseer;
a supervisor.
Ls nangak. A trunkless palm like the nipah;
KI., v. d. W., Pijn.
\p; nangul. A variant of nangui, q. v.
nangui. Dwarf. A nak n.: a dwarf (in a
puppet-show). Babi in.: a small wild-pig
found in large numbers at a time. Muntah
babi in.:an earthworm (unidentified).
\; nafi'. Arab. Advantageous, profitable; useful, especially spiritually useful; Sh. I. M. P.,
9, Io.
r\J; napas. [Arab. nafas.] Breath. Bernapas: to
breathe. See nafas.
\~.; napal. Marly earth; marl eaten by Malays,
' * especially by women in labour. Tanah n.: id.
a3c; napoh. The small deer, tragulus napu; the
larger of the two local varieties of dwarf-deer
or chevrotins; J. S. A. S., VIII., io8; Ht.
Koris; Bint. Timor, 2 Jan., I895.
\; napi. Inability to notice; loss of the power. of observation; absentmindedness; unconsciousness of one's surroundings; forgetfulness. Jika di-kerling-nya sa-kali uleh genmala
mahaligai itu neschaya napi-lah dunya ini
kapada yang di-kerling-nya: if a man comes
within sight of the talisman on that palace, the
world will fade from the sight and memory
of the man upon whom the eye of the talisman
falls; Ht. Gul Bak., 122. Tgrnapi-lah sakaliyan manlu dan sopan: all modesty and all sense
of shame were forgotten; Sh. Panj. Sg.
At naka. Alternation in singing; part-singing.
Berpantun bernaka-naka: to take it in turns to
sing pantuns, one singer replying to the other.
A\S; nakal. Perverseness; obstinacy in doing the
wrong thing; mischievous propensities; rowdiness. Orang melihat inggeris pun saparti nteli

hat harimau sebab nakal-nya dan garang-nya:
men looked at an Englishman as they would
look at a tiger because of his perverseness and
fierce ways; Ht. Abd., 8x. Bgrnakal and
menakal: to commit mischief; to injure others
through sheer perverseness; Ht. Sri Rama,

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