92 MALAY PROVERBS. 



Di-minta ka-pada iang ada. 

 Ask from those who possess, &c. 



13 £\hd uu*JL«y £*a*1 ,5^ 



Bagai anjing terse pit di-pagar. 

 Like a dog squeezed in a fence. 



Viz.) Making a hideous clamour. 

 The form : — 



Bagai anjing ter-sepit ekor. 



Like a dog when its tail is squeezed. 

 And also met with. 



14 ~JJ *.zA* £~s3) ^h 

 Bagai anjing me-lentang denai. 



Like a dog hunting wide. 



(Z,#., crossing a jungle path.) 



Denai ^JJ = a small foot-path in deep jungle. This word, 



though often met with in colloquial Malay, is not to be found 

 in any Dictionary. 



15 <tesl£ uucuJJ <3^U^ £*«^ cS^ 

 Bagai anjing meny-alak di-pantat gajah. 



Like a dog barking at an elephant's stern. 

 Impotent rage. 



