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Te ka cl, faith , acknowledgment. 



Tëka-téka, the diamond beetle. A very handsome variety of beetle, called also Sam- 



ber-ilén. 

 Téké, a small quantity of prepared opium mixed with tobacco or other leaves shred fine, 



and ready for putting into the pipe to smoke. Enough of prepared opium for one 



smoke. 

 T ë k ë b u r , Arabic , arrogant , proud , haughty. 



Tëkëdir, Arabic, fate, inevitable decree, predestination. ïhe divine will. 

 Tëkho, Chinese, a chinese agriculturist. A Chinaman who cultivates the ground. 

 T ë k i , name of a grass which springs up very pertinaceously after being cut away , should 



a partiele of root remain in the ground. 

 Tëktëk, to cut moderately without any great exertion. To chop. Eukeur nektëkan suluh , 



he was in the act of chopping fire-wood. lyo awi tektek lobah dyo , cut this bambu 



through hereabouts. 

 Tëktëk, a stick, a stem, a pole; a piece of some vegetable matter; something that has 



great length in proportion to thickness. Any object which has been cut or is fit for 



cutting. Awi tilu tektek, three lengths of bambu, three sticks of bambu. Chagak 



sa tëktëk, one stemofwood with a fork to it, Tiwu sa tektek, a length of sugar-cane. 



Eunaya tilu tektek, there are only three lengths. 

 Tékték, sëurëuh leaves neatly folded up into a size fit for sticking into the mouth, all 



ready prepared with the necessary lime and gambir. Such quids are carried about in 



the Selëpa. 

 ïekuk, bent clown roughly ; bent in creases. To fold. Sinking together, as a man una- 



ble to stand. An injury sustainecl at a joint, as the ankle or the wrist by giving way 



from weakness. 

 'T ë 1 a , a variety of bambu which yields the best tasted Iwung or bambu sprouts , but is 



not fit for any other use. 

 Té lam, another way of pronouncing Talam, a salver, a tray. 

 Te lang, name of a beautiful dark blue flower of pea-flower shape, growing upon liane. 



Clitoria Tinctoria. 

 Tel eb, Arabic, to ask, to demand , to petition , to pray for. To seek. 

 Tëlëb, to compress; to press upon so as to make solid , or more united. 

 Tëlëb, heavy, weigthy. A great weight in a small compass. 

 Tëléktékapi, a kind of parsley planted in the humahs. 

 T ë 1 ë k u n g , a handkerchief worn on the head , — in the way peculiar to Malays and other 



inhabitants of the Asiatic Archipelago. Kung in Malay , Marsden, page 274, is the 



rainbow. ïhe word Kung implies in a circle, in a fillet , and the tie is often put 



on in a round fillet with the crown of the head bare, See Ikat , Kung kun g, and 



Kungkuwung. Originally this article of apparel may have been a bit of' bark of the 



Artocarpus , or Teureup , twisted round the head to keep the hair bound together. 



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