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A KELANTAN GLOSSARY. 



EOK. 



EOMPONG. 

 EOYANG. 

 EOYAT. 



Sa- 



Sa-balas. 

 Sa-'ik. 



Sain. 



Sakar. 

 Sakendri Dua. 



Salalu. 



Sa-marap. 



Sa-mentara. 

 Sampeng. 

 Sa-penanak Nasi. 



Sa-tangan. 

 Sa-umur. 



Selibah. 

 Semping. 



Hutan role - belukar. 



Lacking a nose. 



(Pron: Royain) the wayang Kulit. 



The Arabic for narrative (= riwayat) : this 

 is the common Kelantan word for "to 

 tell, 1 ' and may be used equally well for 

 lata, bilang, clieritakan and khdbarkan 

 (pronounced roya). 



This prefix is often put before an adjective 

 or adverb of time or place, followed by 

 mana in a question. Thus sa-jauh mana, 

 su-besar mana, how far?, how big? Sa- 

 lama mana dengan loh inif How long 

 ago? 



Sa-balas dengan = resembling, like (pron. 

 sabald). 



( Pron : dissyllabic) * Warm ' of body, damp 

 with slight perspiration. 



* Intimate with/ 'friendly with: ' = kaioan. 

 Not only "travelling together." Uamla 

 bersain dengan dia sa-umur, I am an 

 old friend of his. 



Persian, for sugar, is common, not gula. 



A paraphrase for " cheap/' a kendri being 

 3 cents (not a coin). 



The universal word for continuity of action 

 = forthwith, straightway. Langsong is 

 rare. 



The distance from the elbow to the knuckles 

 of the clenched fist : i.e. less than a hasta 

 by the length of the fingers. 



Usual word for boundary (sempadan). 



(pron: sapeng) : rumali sapeng a brothel. 



A paraphrase for \ hour : as long as it takes 

 to cook a plate of rice. 



= Tengkolok, a head kerchief. 



The usual phrase for " a long time," but 

 not necessarily " all my life," " a life- 

 time." Also " often," " always : " Dia 

 mart sa-umur, ." he often comes." Dia 

 makan chandu sa-umur, "he is always 

 smoking chandu." 



Ber selibah, confused, not clear. 



Lacking an ear. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



