ABBREVIATIONS For abbreviations of Sea Dayak words see p. viii. Ar. Arabic cf. compare Ch. Chinese cl. (numeral) classifier D. the main body of this dictionary e.g. for example Eng. English esp. especially fig. figurative(ly) H. W. Howell and D. J. S. Bailey, Sea Dayak Dictionary, 1900-1902 Hind. Hindustani hist. historical i.e. that is imp. imperative interjn. interjection interrog. interrogative joc. jocular(ly) Mai. Malay neg. negative num. cl. numeral classifier obs. probably obsolescent o. another one another o.s. oneself pass. passive part. particle pers. person Pers. Persian plur. plural Port. Portuguese q.v. which see sing. singular Skt. Sanskrit s.o. someone sp. special sthg. something subj. subject trans. transitive us. usually v. very W. R. J. Wilkinson, An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, 7th edition, 1952 = may have the same translation as xi