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is supposed to have been given to emigrants from the interior of Sumatra, who 

 settled in various parts of the Indian Archipelago, founding the old kingdom of 

 Singapore. It is supposed that these emigrants got the name of the Fugitives from their 

 wandering and marauding habits. They thereby contrived to make their language the 

 Basa Malayu the lingua franca of the Archipelago. 



Malayukën, to conduct into the presence of. 



Malegi, a palace. Maligawa, C. 540. a palace. (Jav. Malige , the throne , the golden seat; 

 a cupola. Mal. .GU mdligei, palace, princely dwelling; the place in the palace where 



the sleeping rooms are.) 

 Maleikat, arabic, angels, an angel. The word is the arabic plural of Malnk, which the 

 Javanese do not use except in the expression Malak al maut, the angel of death , 



which however is entirely arabic. üCiil^Malaïkat pluv. of cSLofiossession. Malak-id-maut 



ouglit to be malilc t,f„Q-* possessor; rex.) 



Maléla, occurs only in the expression Chadas maléla , an indurated sedimentary rock. 



See Chadas. (Jav. Maléla, shilling black ground , or sand. Mal. Kawi steel.) 

 Mal Sm, is properly Malay for night. In Sunda it indicates the nights from the 20th to 



the oOth of the Pwasa or Fasting month , when the prayers in the mosque are redou- 



bled , and the Koran expounded. 

 Malëman, to keep up the ceremonies of the Ifalëm nights. 



Mal eng' ëk, inwardly vexed, provoked, feeling dissatisfied. (Batav. To fel eenvy). 

 Malës, to rebound, to fly back, as a spring. To retaliate. See Balës. 



Ma lik, arabic, a king. Used in connection with Scripture history. .((jjXo and <j_£\[^Malik and 



MclUJc). 

 Malim, arabic, a man skilied in any science or occupation. It is usually applied tomen 

 who are wise in the construction of canals of rrrigation, and whose services are in 

 great requisition. Malima, C. 540, the science of navigation. The Singhalese have, no 



doubt, derived this word from the Arabs. (Erom As- Alima, to know.) 



Maling, to steal, to purloin. (Jav. Mal. idem). 



Malingping, a slope , a declivity of the land. Malingping ti kaler, on the northern slope. 



Mali p ir, to skirt along the edge ; to walk or pass along the boarder. Malipir këlon, to 



sneak round a garden (as if looking to get in and steal something). Malipir cliai, to 



follow the windings of a river. Malipir lambaran, to creep round by the tie- beam (of 



a roof). See Pipir. 

 Mali wis, the wild duck of Java. Anas Arcuata, of Horsfield; Dendrocygna arcuata, of 



Cuvier. Called in Malay Balibis, Marsden Page 46. 

 Malulu, assuredly, clearly, evidently ; quite true, indubitably. (Müulu,Kam,true , indeed). 



