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Rouffaer points out that the Arabic long i is suffixed often to 



names of places to form adjectives. 



Malay Berochi = Bharochi = (silk) from Bharoch (Broach). 



„ Selampuri = Serampuri = (blue cotton) from Serain- 

 pore. 



„ Surati = (Cotton) from Sural 



„ Kachi = (White cotton) from Cuteh. 



Bouffaer expresses wonder that Klinkert had not consulted 

 Wilkinson's Dictionary for the derivations of Belati and Kachi. 



So many Malay words for fabrics are geographical. Kain 

 Kembayat 'cloth from Gambay; J kain Pelekat 'cloth from Pali- 

 kat*; 5 ha in Chempa 'cloth from Champa/ Bouffaer would derive 

 Chengleurai from an Arab pronunciation of Singgora : — 



Senggora-i = Chengleurai = Chengleurai 

 Von do Wall interpreted leain chindai = 'a patterned silk fabric 

 from Surat." The Livro of Duarte Barbosa, published in 1516. 



quotes the word as chande and translates it "large silk mantillas 

 worn by the women of Gujerat/' Roufraer claims that Chindai 

 means "from Sind/' through the Javcnese form Chinde: Chin- 

 dai he considers a bastard corruption of the older Javanese 

 form, a corruption for which lie finds parallels in certain place- 

 names— Mai. Kutai = Jav. Kate = Sk. Koti: Mai. Brunai = Old- 

 Jiav. Bnrane (ng). But Prof. Kern did not accept tins derivation 

 of chindai as proved beyond question. 



Kain Pelekat, kain ChauJ, 



Sama-sama Mia ampaikan 

 Adek olrniat, dbang berTcaul 



Sama-sama kita sampaikan 



Pantim Melayu 188, p. 51. 



E. A. Soc, No. 78. 



