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MAS—MAT [98] MAT—MAWname of a small gold coin of Achiu,tiiil ;weighing 9 grains, and worth Is. 2d.V. Amas.Mas-juwita (j). A term of fondness to awoman ; literally, " gold of a womanMas-kawin (j and i'). Dowry, gift of thehusband to the wife.Ma.s-masan. Golden.Mas-merah. A term of endearment;literally, "red gold."Mas-pichis (j). Gold coin.Mas-urai. Gold dust ; vii-gin gold, goldunalloyed ; literally, " loose gold," or"gold not in ma-ss."Masa (s). Time ; season, period.Masa (for. mas). Forsooth, in tmth.Masak. Ripe, matm-e, not raw ; cooked, " eyes-eyes."dressed, not raw; ripe, perfect in Mata-pimai. The interstices of rattanquality.network ; rattan network ; literally,!Masakan. Indeed, possible ! why howpossibly ! wherefore ?Masaug. Name of a place in Sumatra.Masap (bat). Soui% sharp, acid.Masam (j. asam). Sour, acid; crabbed,ill-humoured.Masam -muka. Ill -humour, vexation;frowning, frown; gruff; literally, "sourfaced."Masih (j. maksih). Yet, still.Maain (j. asin). Salt, briny; brackish;salted.Masing-masing (asing). Each, every one.Mastiga. The carbimcle ruby.Masuk. To enter, to go in.Masuki. To penetrate, to enter.Masiii. Name of an aromatic bai-k usedas a cosmetic, the Cortex onlnius ofRumphius.Masukkan (masuk). To cause to enter ;to introduce ; to insert.Masulipatani (t). The sea-port and townslay.of Masulipatam, on the Coromandel Matros (eu). An artilleryman, a gunner,coast.a cannonier.Mat (]'). Check-mate at the game of chess. Matsika (s).Mata (j). The eye, the organ of vision Matsya (s).scorpion ; v. Marchika.AA fish.mesh, interstice of any reticulated work; Matu. river on the northwesternName of athe blade of a weapon; kinds, sorts,coast of Borneo.varieties ; a point of tlie comiiass. Matu (t). a touchstone for testing gold,of which the scale consists of 10 degrees,Mata-ai'i (j and s). The sun; litei-ally," the eye of day."each of which is called a m\itu,Mata-ari-idup. The east ; literally, " thesun living."Mata-ari-jatuk. The west ; literally, " thefallen sun."Mata-ari -masuk. Sunset; literally, "thesun gone within."Mata-ari-mati. The west ; literally, " thesun dead."Mata-ari-nayik. Sunrise.Mata-ari-tarbit. Sunrise; literally, " thesun issued out."Mata-ari-turun. Sunset; litcx-ally, "the8Un descended."Mata-ayar. A spring, a fountain; literally," the water's eye."Mata-banda. Goods, effects; treasure,wealth ; literallj% " eye of property."Mata-buta. Name of a plant, Exccecariaagallocha ; literally, " blind eye."Mata-dagangan. Goods, merchandise.Mata-itam. Ii'is of the eye.Mata-jalan. Outpost, picket; advancedguard ; Uterally, " eye of the road."Mata-kaki. The ankle ; literally, " eye ofthe foot."Mata-kuching. The cat's-eye gem ; nameof a plant, Mephitidia cyanocarpa.Mata-mata (j). A spy, a scout ; a watchman;a constable, a policeman; quasi" pigeons' eyes."Mata-putih. "White of the eye, scleroticcoat of the eye.Mata-susu. The ducts of the breastnipple.Mata-tung. A bung-hole.Mata-wang (j). Specie, hard cash.Matan. Name of a Malay state on thesouth-western coast of Borneo.Mataram (jav). Name of one of the centralprovinces of Java; name of thechief town and state in the island ofLomboc.Matawuu (jay).The name of Mataramin the ceremonial language of Java.Mati (s. mriti; Pali, mati). To die;death ; dead, deprived of life ; dead,inanimate, insensible, without sensation; torpid, benumbed ; spent, exhausted.Matikan. To put to death, to kill, toas our own arc called carats.Milu. To will, to desire, to wish; tomean, to pui'pose, to design; will;would; could; auxiliary of futuretime.Miiung (ben). Fresli, sweet.Mawar, or Mawar (j). A rose, Rosa indica.The rose is not indigenous in any of theIndian islands, and is most generallycalled "the rose-water flower," fromwhich perliaps it is to bo inferred thatthe drug was introduced before theplant. The word is neither Arabic nor