74 PENANG MALAY. 
“He has run off with a man’s daughter.” Dia sudah pélari anak 
orang. 
Pélari also means “‘to be taken off by” Le. “to be washed away by.” 
“The soil was all washed away by the rain.” Tanah itu habis di- 
pelari hujan. 
The prefix pé is used with batk, “ good,” to forin pébatk, ** to 
make good i.e. to mend.” 
Rumah bélum lagi di-pébaik. “The house is not yet repaired.” 
The same prefix when attached to kéchv “small,” réndah 
low,’ nuk “to rise,” rapat “ close together,” and hangat “* hot” 
forms pékéchv’ “to make smaller,” péréndah “to make lower,” 
pénaik “to raise or tune up,” pérapat “to bring close together ” 
and pérhangat “to heat up.” 
“Turn down the lamp.” Pékécha pélita. 
“The ground should be lowered still further.” Tanah tu mahu di- 
perendah laqgv. 
“He is tuning up the violin.” Dia dok pénatk biola. 
“He is a little bit. on.” . . Dia sudah pénark. 
From lékat “ to stick” is formed pélékat “ to set fire to fuel.” 
** Every morning early I have to get up and light the fire.” Sélalu 
pagi-pag. saya kéna bangkit pélékat apr. 
“The cold rice should be warmed up again.” Nasi séjuk tu mahu 
perhangat. 
*'The floor boards should be closer together.” Papan lantai mahu 
perapat lagt. 
Pé when prefixed to a word commencing with the letter h 
becomes pér so that hambat “to chase” becomes pérhambat “ to 
chase out ~ and habits “to finish ” becomes pérhabis “ to finish ab- 
solutelv,” the letter 4 being elided in pronunciation. 
“Chased out of the- house ” DIi-pérambat kéluar dari rumah 
sD eualeer cy ones Minum pérabis! 
5. Balek “on the other side of” is used in Penang for sa- 
bélah “on the side of ” as 
“Two doors on this side 7” Balek sim dua pintu. 
“ = A ¥ ay a . . 
There are two witnesses on this side, but only one on that.” 
Balek sini ada dua saksi, balek sana choma satu. 
Dan in Penang is the counterpart of sémpat “to have time 
3) 
to,” so that tw dan means “ no time to.” 
Cx . . . ; 
“T could not get back in time.” Saya tw dan nak balek. 
“Will we catch the train? Yes.” § Dan-kah kéreta api? Dan. 
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