254 LEXICOGRAPHICAL COINCIDENCES IN KHASI & MALAY. 



Malay. 

 Terkcjang 



Lejang, 

 Eejang 



Terkerjang 

 Lenyap 



English. 



Khasi. 



stretching the limbs ] [ Kjeng 



to full length, 

 the length of a 

 horse's spring in 

 the air. 

 licking out with hind- 

 legs, of a horse. 



lost, vanished. 



I I Ieng 

 ] <{ Ljang* 



I L 



Yap 



English. 



to the full height, 

 to stand, rise up. 

 hanging down, suspen- 

 ded of an object in 



the air. 



die, be lost. 



Datok 

 Ketua 

 Tn an 



Kutok 

 Orang tua 

 kutok 



Atap 



Ketam 

 Endap 



Lontar 

 Lintar 



Sedang 



Pedor 



Badang (Pen, 

 Gadang 



(Sum 

 Kedang 



Leutang 

 Bunting 

 Padam 



Endul, endui 

 Sadur 



Kerdam, 

 Kerdum- 

 kerdam 

 Lindat 



Kendong 



grandfather. 



elder. 



master. 



accursed. 



old and accursed. 



covering, thatch of 

 house. 



crab, 

 waylay. 



1 



J- Kthau 



I 



) Kutok 



(Tap 

 ) Satep 



Tham 



Ap, thap, 

 ap-thap 



hurl stones. ) f Lynther 



thunder-bolt. \ \ 



[ Lon 



engaged in, interme-SdsLTLg 

 diate, while. 



curved, deformed of ( Dor 

 shin-bone. \ Kdor 



) round wicker sieve forPdung 



winnowing, large cir- 

 ) cularflat wooden tray. 



with limbs extended. Lyngkdang, 

 Ldang 



lying on one's back. Lyndang 



pregnant. Pongding 



dout, extinguish, quash. [ Pdara 



\ 



[Dam 



to swing. Doi-Doi 



Padoi 



plating; overlay ivithSadur 

 shining metal. 



thumping noise. 



Kdam 



Kyrdem 

 beaten down, of grass.Dat 



carrying in fold ofKyndong 

 skirt or cloak. 



grand-father, 

 old. 



to cover, screen, 

 thatch at roof-ridges. 



crab. 



wait for, waylay. 



throw stones at one 



place constantly ; 

 to hurl stones. 



begin, commence. 



distorted, curved; 

 bend, curve. 



circular sieve or flat 

 winnowing basket. 



lying helpless on the 

 back. 



lie on one's back. 



pregnant. 



come to an end, cease,. 



be disappointed, 

 obliterated. 



swinging, to and fro. 

 to swing. 



tin. 



with a slam. 



stamp with the foot. 

 beat. 



carefully wrapped, of 

 small things. 



* Cf. sa-lejang kuda bSrlari ' the distance of a horse's spring' with the 

 Khasi ' u kulai uba jrong kjeng ' the pony which is tall stretching to full 

 height'. 



Jour. Straits Brancn 



