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A Manual of the Malay language

Note 18 — PART IV.

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Lit. “congealed water;” ayer batu, “stone water” is also used, but less correctly.

19. Penyumbat, a stopper, from sumbat, to stop up, close.

20. Balang is the native word for a flask or bottle, but is seldom heard in the British settlements, where the English word “bottle” is generally understood.

21. Di-per-sila-kan uleh.

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