A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISl DIALECT. 



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P. — Continued. 



Prawn, Shrimp (Udang): 



Udang bubo (small) udang 



gagau &c. 

 Pray, To (Sembahyang): 

 Previous (Kelmarin): Peha- 



mai. 

 Present. To, give (Kasih): 



Jnoy or Jon. 

 Price, Rate: Hergak. 

 Profit (Untong): untong. 

 Prohibit, To ( Larang ) : 



Larang. 

 Promise, To (Berjanji): Janji. 

 Protect, To, bring up, (Pe- 



ready, 



lehera): Pri. 

 Provide, To, get 



(Siap-kan): Siap. 

 Provisions (Makanan): 



Nachar. 

 Proxy (Wakil): Wakil. 

 Pull, To, (Tarek): Trek. 

 Pumpkin (Labu): i ukal. 

 Purr, To, of a cat: Sendoh 



or bersendoh. 

 Purchase, To, (Bli): Belik. 

 Pursue, To, (Kejer)': Halau. 

 Put out. To, extinguish, 



(Padam): Plot us or Uis. 



Q. 



Quake, of the earth. To: Teh 



gempar. 

 QuARREL,fight,To,(Berklahi): 



Nahi. 



Question (Bertanya): Herah. 

 Quiet ( Diam ) . Sengoyt or 



Kohm. 

 Quiver, for blowgun dart : 



lok. 



R. 



Rage (Anger): Kachih. 



Rage, to grow fierce (Ganas) : 

 Singah ; described as the 

 name of the season in which 

 tigers are dangerous (when 

 they are said to come down 

 from Gunong Ledang), said 

 to be during the prevalence 

 of north winds. 



Rail, at, To, abuse (Maki): 

 Kachih. 



Rain (Ujan): Gemah or ge- 

 mar; drizzle, gemah banchi. 



Rainbow (Plangi): Plangi. 



Raise, To, Lift, ( Angkat): 



Ano:kit. 

 Rat (Tikus): Kaneh. orkane\ 

 Rattan (Rotan): Chung or 

 ch 6 ng. 



Tlie following are the 

 chief varieties known 

 in the neighbourhood. 

 Chong kembong: — 

 ,, biau. 

 ,, konak. 

 n tonggal. 

 ,, chodol. 

 ,, chenchen. 

 „ segak. 

 ,, segak badak. 



