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NILAI

4a nah. There!-an interjection... -..

L5s; nahi. Arab. The forbidden. A mar dan
nahi: the commanded and the forbidden; Ht.
Isk. Dz.; Ht. Md. Hanaf.; Sh. I. M. P., 2.
N. Allah: what God has forbidden; Sh.
Ungg. Bers., 13.
j ni. This; an abbreviated form of ini.
niyaganiyaga rniyaga: to trade, Ht. Abd., 72;
a variant (by erroneous etymology) of beniyaga
=Skr. banijya. Pe-rniyagaan: trading; trade;
Ht. Abd., 429, 465; Marsd. Gr., I4I. See
beniyaga.
sY~- niyaya. [Skr. anydya.] Oppression, tyranny;
Sh. Ibl., 5; —a variant of aniayay, q. v.
nibong. A well-known palm used in housebuilding, oncosperma tigillaria; Ht. Abd., 76.
N. padi: oncosperma sp. N. ibul: orania
macrocladus.
j, nibak. A Malay cake; KI., v. d. W., Pijn.. —^ niyat. [Arab. niyat.] Desire, wish, heartfelt
longing or aspiration. N. hati: id. Niyat-nya
hendak: in the hope of. Niyat ta'-sampai: a
hope that falls short of realization; Ht. Koris.
Makin banyak orang makin banyak niyat: the
more men the more aspirations; a multitude
of councillors means a divided council; Prov.
Sayang perigi bernama telaga
Ttmpat mandi bidadari;
Niyat-ku tidak berduwa tiga,
Tuwan tcrpaku di-dalca hati:
my desires are undivided, you alone are fixed
in my heart.
Niyatkan: to will; Muj., 64, 94.
.e; niddra. Sleepy; sound, of sleep; = chendera,
II., and nyedar.
^ niyor. The coco-nut, cocos nucifera. Better
nyior, q. v., nira. A name given to the fresh juice
(intended for fermentation) of various palms.
This juice is obtained by cutting off the young
sheathed blossom (mayang) of the palm. This
nira is obtained from the kabong (arenga
saccharifera), from the nipah (nipa fruticans),
and from the coco-nut palms.
A^ niru. A sieve; =tnyiru, q. v.
(jStS nirai. (Kedah.) A row; in a row, in order.

nisan or nesan. I. [Pers. nishdn.] A tombstone; a mark on a grave; Sh. May., 6. Kain
tutup n.: a shroud for a dead body.
II. Sweets, honey, candy; = manisan.

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nipis. Thin or tenuous. Bibir-nya n.: his
lips were thin; Ht. Abd., 86. Limtau n. the
common lime, citrus acida.
nipah. A well-known trunkless palm growing
in swampy ground; nipa fruticans.
neka or nika. [Skr. ankeha.] Kinds, species.
Bunga berneka: flowers of various kinds; Sh.
Panj. Sg. Also nega and aneka.
nega. [Skr. aneka.] Kinds, sorts, species.
Serba n.: all kinds, various kinds; Ht. Gul
Bak., 55. Nega-nega: id.; Ht. Sg. Samb.
Bernega warna: of various colours; Sh. Panj.
Sg. Cf. also Sh. Bur. Pung., 7; Sh. Sg. Kanch.,
5I.
Also neka, aneka and anega.
nila. [Skr. nlla.] Deep blue; indigo (indigofera tinctoria); sapphire. Sebab nila sa-titek
rosak susu sa-belanga: by a single drop of indigo
a whole jug of milk is spoilt; a little evil goes
a long way; Prov., Ht. Abd., 132. Chelupan
in.: things dyed with indigo. Perahu berisi n.:
a vessel laden with indigo; Sh. B. A. M., io.
Permata n.: the sapphire; Cr. Gr., 83. Nilakentdi: id.

nil. Arab.

Sungai 1itl: the Nile.

nilor. A long oval ornamented shield.
Perisai n.: id.; Ht. Koris.

nilakanda. [Skr. nila-kdnta.]
Usually in the form nilakendi.

The sapphire.

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nilak6ndi. [Skr.
(precious stone).]
Ht. Sh. Kub.; Sh.
Chumb., 7.

nila (blue) and kdnta
The sapphire; Ht. Koris;
Bur. Pung., 5; Sh. Kumb.

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nilam. 1. The patchouli plant, pogostemon
patchouli. N. bukit: a plant, pogostemoon heyneanum. N. jantan: hemigraphis confinis.
II. Tam. A sapphire; Ht. Sh. Kub.; Cr.
Gr., 42.
nilau. A plant, cupania pallidula. N. paya:
commersonia echinata.
nilu. The sensation of setting one's teeth on
edge; better ngilu.
nilai. Assessment, valuation.
Nilai-nya tinggi: its value is great; Bint.
Timor, 2 Jan., 1895. Nilaikan: to fix or
estimate the value of anything; Sej. Mal., 99.
Menilai: id.; Sh. Jur. Bud., 3. Ma'nikam
yang tiyada dapat ternilaikan herga-nya: a gem
whose value was beyond all calculation; Ht.
Gul. Bak., 41.
Anak egnggang terbang-nya rendah,
Di-panah uleh dewa mWmpelai;
Dagang-nya elok, terlalu endah,
Mengapa tidak mahu di-nilai:

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