Malay-English Vocabulary/O
O
o'bah, to change, alter (intrans.). Cf. aleh and tukar.
o'bah-kan and m-ngo'bah, to change, make different, alter.
o'bah-kan jan'ji, to break a promise.
o'bat, medicine.
o'bat b-dil', gunpowder.
o'bat gu'na, charm, magic. Cf. hobatan and sihir.
k-dai' o'bat, dispensary.
tu'kang o'bat, apothecary, druggist.
o'ba-ti, to cure.
o'doh, ugly.
o'fis (Eng.), office. Cf. gudang.
ogot, see ugot.
o'lah, manner, way.
s’o'lah and s’o-lah-o'lah, as if.
o'lak, eddy, backwater, sheltered side of buildings, etc.
o'leh (106), by, through, by means of.
ber-o'leh, to possess, own, obtain possession of.
ber-o'leh ja'sa, to get credit for a good work.
ber-o'leh per-min'ta’an, to obtain a request.
bo'leh (45), able, can, may, might.
per-o'le-han, the thing obtained, acquisition.
o-lok-o'lok, to mock, jest, jeer at.
om'bak, wave, billow. Cf. alun and glombang.
o'nak, the spines of the rattan palms. Cf. duri.
ong'gas, bird; usually burong.
ong'ka, a species of monkey, the wah-wah.
ong'kos (D.), expenses; usually blanja.
on'ta, camel.
bu'rong on'ta, ostrich.
o'pau (B.) (Chin. io-pau) purse.
o'rang (84, 154), a person, individual, man, people, persons. Cf. manusia, which means man as distinguished from other beings.
o'rang a'nu, a certain man.
o'rang a'sing, a stranger.
o'rang ba'nyak, the people, the populace, a crowd.
o'rang b-nu'a, aborigines.
o'rang b-sar', chief, headman.
o'rang bu'kit, wild tribes.
o'rang da'gang, a foreigner.
o'rang da'lam, royal household.
o'rang du'sun, a man from the country.
o'rang ga'ji, a hired man, servant.
o'rang gi'la, lunatic.
o'rang hu'lu, people of the interior.
o'rang hu'tan, wild man of the jungle, uncouth fellow.
o'rang Is'lam, a Mohammedan.
o'rang ja'ga, a watchman.
o'rang ja'min, one who stands bail.
o'rang ka'fir, unbelievers (non-Mohammedans), a term of opprobrium.
o'rang ka'ya, rich man; a title of Malay chiefs.
o'rang k-ba'nya-kan, the common people, the majority.
o'rang Kris'ten, Christians.
o'rang ku'lit hi'tam, dark-skinned races.
o'rang la'ut, sea-faring men, a tribe of Malays.
o'rang li'ar, wild tribes.
o'rang ma'na, which man? who?
o'rang ma'ti, a corpse. Cf. mayat.
o'rang mu'da, young man, youth.
o'rang mu’'min, the faithful, believers.
o'rang pen'dek, a short person.
o'rang pu'teh, white-skinned races, Europeans.
o'rang sa'kai, an aboriginal tribe of the Malay Peninsula.
o'rang sa'lah, convict, prisoner.
o'rang s-kam'pong, neighbours.
o'rang S-ra'ni, Eurasian. Cf. nsrani.
o'rang t'ngah, middle-man, mediator.
o'rang tu'a, old man, father, parents.
o'rang u'pa-han, day labourer, hired-man.
ba'nyak o'rang, many persons.
bu'kan ba-rang-ba'rang o'rang, no ordinary man, a remarkable person.
her'ta o'rang, another person's property.
ka'ta o'rang, it is said. Cf. konun.
neg'ri o'rang, a country other than one's own.
s’o'rang, a person, someone.
s’o'rang a'kan s’o'rang, with one another.
s’o'rang di'ri, alone.
s’o'rang du'a, one or two persons.
s’o'rang l'pas s’o'rang, one after another.
s’o'rang s’o'rang, one at a time.
ba'rang s’o'rang, whoever.
o'tak, brain.
o'tak tu'lang, marrow.
o'to (B.) (Chin. io-tó·), binder for children.
o'yong, ter-o'yong-o'yong, swaying, staggering.