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8. 
Alik. 
The external laths which secure kajang 
laths. 
9. 
Alun . 2 
s.w. 
Mati beragan, to die naturally of old age- 
10. 
Aman. - 
s. 
= senang : endah aman ’ku. 
106. 
Amas. 
= emas, mas, gold. 
11. 
Amban. 
w. 
Cork-jacket for sailors. 
12. 
Ambit. 
Pull, drag, = tarek. 
13. 
Ambok. 
Monkey, applied more especially to the 
kera. 
14. 
Ampa. 
s. w. 
The husk of padi. 
15. 
Ampus. 
s. 
SaJcit ampus = batok kering, consump- 
tion. 
16. 
Amun. 
Tf, provided that. ? = lamun Mai. 
17. 
Anau. 
The sugar palm, Arenga saccharifera. 
18. 
Andang . 2 
s. w. 
Customary law. Andang buat-nya, he 
is accustomed to do so. 
19. 
Andir. 
Undar-andir, part of the loom. 
20. 
Angin. 
w. 
Balik angin, a tree occurring in tertiary 
jungle. 
21. 
Angkap. 
s. 
A rack or shelf in the upper part of a 
native house used for stowing away 
goods. 
22. 
Ani. 
This, = ini. 
23. 
Antai. 
Just now, = tadi. 
24. 
Arong. 
s. 
A gulley, nullah. 
25. 
Aru. 
The casuarina tree. 
26. 
Asah. 
s. w. 
M eng asah dawat, to rub up ink on a 
palette. 
9. W. compares the Javanese meaning “open space, in front of a Java- 
nese palace, used for parades, processions and military exercises.” 
It is also used by Dayaks. 
10. “Comfortable” in Sarawak, where the word pian is also used, per- 
haps more commonly, in the same sense; tida pian, “being busy” 
(the reverse of being comfortable!). 
11. “A contrivance to increase the carrying power of a boat” (W.) 
14. Also in Dayak, with the further meaning of “worthless,” “empty,” 
‘ ‘ rubbish, ’ ’ — Malay liampa or hempa. 
15. “Shortness of breath” (Sarawak). Cf. ambuslcan (Sar.) “to get 
rid of phlegm” or “to blow the nose” and hembxisican “to blow 
e.g. fire from dragon’s nostrils” (Malay Peninsula). “Asthma” 
(Haynes in Brunei-Malay Vocabulary). 
16. Sarawak mun ( vide note 4). 
18. ’ndang (Sarawak) = memang “naturally customary,” “always,” 
“of course” (when replying to a question). Rather stronger than 
merely “customary.” 
20. = Mallotus Cochin-Chinensis (Euphorbiaceae) (Ridley). 
21. The Brunei long a prefix. 
24. i.e. a gulley, which may or may not have water. 
25. The Brunei long a takes the place of the usual Malay short e. 
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