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A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT. 



P. — Continued. 



e.g., ketur Men (Babi utan) 

 wild pig. 



Pigeon ( Punei): Koch ok 

 (chim kochok, or weyau); a 

 Pergam = pegam or chhim 

 pegam. 



Pillow (Bantal): Bantal. 



Pineapple (Nanas): Nenas. 



Pirate (Perompak): Baj au 

 also Mali Kompak. 



Pit (Lubong): Serong (or 

 rong, dalam teli'; lit. hole in 

 the earth. 



Pitch, Rosin, (Damar): Dian. 



Pitcher, water jar, ( B u - 

 yong, Tempayan, etc.): Bu- 

 yong, 'Payan, etc., as in Ma- 

 lay. 



Place (Tempat): Tempat. 



Place (Taroh): Oyn or on, 

 e. g., to place food etc. rea- 

 dy for eating. 



Place, Of, In, (Ganti): Ganti. 



Plain, A, (Padang) Teh Pa- 

 dang. 



Plant, To (Tanam): Metong 

 or Petong. 



Plant, To, Padi (Berladang): 

 Poi humak (buat huma). 



Plant, To, a stake etc., (Cha- 

 chak): Kachek. 



Plate (Pinggan): Pingan. 



Pl.AY, To Games (Ber-main- 

 main): Chok main, ( perg'i 

 main )lit. to go and play. 



Pliant, Flexible (Lembut): 

 Lemboht or lembot as in 

 bought. 



Pluck. To, leathers etc. 



(Chabutbulu ayam): 



I'otoyt. 

 Plump or Fat (Lemak): Be- 



chu'. Mai. Gem6k = Gemuk 



or 'muk. 

 Plunge, To, in, Dive (Selam): 



Selam hadoh, lit. to dive into 



water. 

 Pock-marked : Jawat. 

 Poem (Pantun): Pantun. 

 POINT,^ of land (Tanjong): 



Tanjong. 

 Puppy (Anak anjing): Kenon 



chau. 

 Point, of a weapon : Chhen, 



e.g., chhen gulong=:point 



of tumbok lada. 

 Poison : Rachun. 

 Poisonous (Bisa): Bisak. 

 Populous (Ramei): Ramai. 

 Pork (Daging babi): Daging 



ketur. 

 Portrait (Gambar): Gambar. 

 Positive, certain (Tentu): 



Sentu. 

 Post, A (Tiang):Tihang. 

 Pot (Priok): Piok. 



also blanga = banga'. 

 but kuali = piok-banga\ 

 Potatoes (Ubi Benggala): 



Ubi Ngala. 

 Pour, To (Tuang ayer): 



Tele"gk doh. 

 Powerful, Muscular: Kuat. 

 Practice, Learn, To, (Blajar, 



Biasa = bisah. 

 Prahu (Prahu): Pahoh. Naik 



prahu=yal pahoh. 



