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A VOCABULARY OF BRUNEI MALAY. 
51. 
Bata. 
Viaticum, provision for a journey, 
bekal. 
55. 
Batas. 
W. A raised bed of earth in a nursery 
(semai ) . 
56. 
"Batat. 
A fruit resembling the wax-gourd but 
smaller. 
57. 
Batian. 
Bunting, with child — used of human 
beings, but more especially of ani- 
mals. Cf. tian. 
Pinang mucla beragi-ragi 
Oleh membeli dalam padian. 
Dayang muda iidale berlaki, 
Sa-kali sedar mengandong batian. 
58. 
Batu las. 
S. W. 
Bath brick, polishing stone, = batu em- 
pelas. 
59. 
Bayong. 
s. 
A bag made of mengkuang leaf, used 
principally for carrying raw sago. 
60. 
Bebun. 
To talk nonsense. 
61. 
Bedukang. 
s. w. 
A fish similar to the American catfish 
(uneatable). 
62. 
Belangking. 
A shell (Auricula auris). 
63. 
Belatak. 
A large open basket. 
636. 
Belebit. 
Fluted, grooved (of columns, posts, 
etc. ) . 
64. 
Belengkok. 
s. 
A variant of bengkok, bent, crooked. 
65. 
Belian. 
s. 
A familiar term used by a woman when 
speaking of her husband. Aku punya 
belian, my old man. 
66. 
Bel id i. 
s. 
A bucket. 
67. 
Beluai. 
A buffalo wallow. 
68. 
Beluboh. 
A species of rotan. 
69. 
Belulang. 
s. w. 
Used generally for kulit, skin, leather. 
70. 
Belunoh. 
S'. 
A fruit: — Mangifera sp. 
71. 
Belusir. 
To run. 
54. Cf. Dayak and Sarawak Malay betah “a long time”; betah sudah 
“it was a long time ago.” 
55. Batas does hot seem to be used in Sarawak. For “nursery” semai 
becomes chemai or chemeh. 
57. Possibly batian is the Brunei inverted form of betina, “a female,” 
vide the expression mengandong batian used above. The use of 
batian = bunting is known also in Sarawak. 
64. Commonly used in Sarawak Malay and Dayak cf. bengkok, belengkok, 
lengkok. 
65. Used when referring to one of the “Dato” in Sarawak. 
66. More often blddi in Sarawak; baldi in the Malay Peninsula. 
69. In Dayak and Sarawak Malay belulang is restricted for leather or 
dried skin. 
71. Cf. Sarawak and Peninsular Malay berusir . “to pursue.” 
Jour. Straits Branch 
