A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT, 

 R. — Conti7tued. 



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Root (Akar): Jangkar. RUBBISH (Sampah): Cha'aingt. 



Rotten (Busok): Su'ut or Run, To, (Lari): Dok or duh- 

 chu'ut. 



S, 



Sail (Layer): Layar. 

 Sarong: (Lep) baju. 

 Saucer (Firing): Pereng. 

 Scented (Harum): Ro'uhm. 

 Scorpion ( Kalajingking): 



Kala or kalajengkeng. 

 Scratch (Garis) : Kawait. 



To scratch (garu) = Kakaht. 

 Sea (Laut): Bawau, 



(pr. as in bow-wow). 

 Sea-sick (Mabok laut): Bui 



bau-wau or kuh ; sick e. g., 



from eating poisonous fruit, 



bul pele'. 

 See, To (Nampak): Kai. Kai 



dinalop (nampakjauh-jauh). 

 See, To, consider, (Tengo'), 



let me see: kom jeliau 



(kom = dapat ? ) : also kom 



cheliau. 

 Seed (Biji): Bejek. 

 Seek, lo : Telong. 

 Seize, To, to hold (Pegang): 



Pegong. 

 Set, To, food for a meal, (Ta- 



roh pinggan) : On or oyn. 

 Seven: (Tujoh) as in Malay. 

 Sew, To, (Jaii): Jahit. 

 •Shallow (Tohor): Jepek. 

 Shake, To, (Goyang): Ho'go'. 

 Shark (Ikan yu): Kah 'yok. 

 Shave, To, (Chukor): Chuku. 



Shell : Siput putar (spiral 



shell) = siput klel : siput pu- 



ting biong = siput puting 



bliong (bliok"g). 

 Shine, To, Ale"^t. 

 Short (Pendek): Gelek or 



jelek. 

 SnoT.ball, bullet, &c. (Peluru): 



Puru. 

 Shut, To, (Tutop): Tudong. 

 Sick, III, (Sakit): Gohup. 

 Silver (Perak): as in Malay. 

 Sit, To : Khohm (pr. nearly 



as khawmj. 

 Six CAnam): Nam. 

 Skin (Kulit): Kulit Kret ; of 



fore-arm : Chembeh. 

 Slap, Jo, ( T e m p i 1 i n g ) : 



Sepak. 

 Sleep, To, (Tidor): Getek. 

 Slippery; to slip ( Lichin, 



tergalinchir ) : Sliyu"^ or 



seliyu. 

 Slo\vly (Perlahan-perlahan): 



Pejjoi. 

 Sma^ L (Kechil): Tetak or Ke- 



nen. 

 Small-pox (Sakit chachar): 



Sakit nachar. 

 Smell, To, (Men-chium): Ka- 



hon"^. 

 Smoke (Asap): Jelok. 



