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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
dadi, to happen, come about, occur (the Malay jadi); dodadi, ancestors.
dafah, to catch, seize; also, captured person or prisoner-of-war who later became a slave.
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dagilom, friend, comrade, companion, follower; also dagimoi.
daha, inside; toma kamar ma-daha, inside the room; ngaparentah ma-daha, during their
administration.
dahe, to hit, strike, emerge; also implements, everything which goes with something; makudahe,
being at one, in harmony.
dahengorah, a plant, Codiaeum moluccanum Decaisne; an extract is made from the leaves and
used as a remedy against prolonged fever.
A few of the regalia (made of gold and shaped like the leaves of this tree) are also called by this
name.
dahu, below, opposite of daku; see also daku.
dai, sea, opposite of land, the same as hoko; dai-tai, on the seaside (the Polynesian tai).
dakah, there, at that place.
daku, at the top, high; dahu si daku, up and down.
Dal, the fifth and eighth years of the year-cycle; tahun Dal awal, the first year Dal; tahun Dal
ahir, the last year Dal. This distinction of two years Dal, instead of two years Jim, is also
followed in the Malayan countries.
dano or danu, a noble title for all male royal scions; jou ma-dano, grandchildren of the ruler.
dari, knife.
daro: madaro, to pop, roast.
dastar, turban; the black turban is worn by headmen and notables.
dau, a tree, Bruguiera cylindrica Bl.; the fruits are used against thrush in children.
It is less correctly called “Dau-dau” by Filet.
dau-dau, a kind of skirt worn by women over the kabaya and sarong, which goes under the
armpit and is tied above the breasts.
dau-dau side, a similar garment of sago leaves, worn only during special state ceremonies.
daulasi, a plant, Urtica ovalifolia Bl.; the leaves are put on wounds.
daun kage, mimosa (from Malay) or “the sensitive plant,” “the herb that moves me not”
(referring to the emotions).
dayang, female servant at court (from Malay); this word is rarely used.
degi, a shrub, Abelmoschus Manihot Med.; a juice pressed from the leaves is given in cases of
poisoning.
dego-dego, a couch made of bamboo (from Makassarese).
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