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They believe that when a person is killed by a tiger his "hantu," or ghost, becomes the slave of the beast and attends upon it; that the spirit acts the part of a jackal, as it were, and leads the tiger to his prey; and so thoroughly subservient does the ghost become to his tigerish master, that he not infrequently brings the tiger to the presence of his wife and family, and calmly sees them devoured before his ghostly face.
Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 W. D. Bayliss 1869
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Menggunakan kepik ladybird, belalang sembah, elang maupun burung hantu untuk melindungi tanaman dari serangan hama yang tidak di inginkan.
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I memang hantu sushi tapi setakat sushi unagi, anago, ebi mayo, salmon bakar.
kieli Diary Entry kieli 2008
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Why, only the previous night she had seen a hantu kumkum stitting on a neighbour's roof.
Archive 2005-06-01 Sharon Bakar 2005
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Why, only the previous night she had seen a hantu kumkum stitting on a neighbour's roof.
Makcik Kantin Sharon Bakar 2005
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YOU TWO NEEDA BUCK UP! at least i got to find out more about these two: bush is a nice kid. really helpful without needing anything in return. hantu is an OLD MAN with excessive estrogen. so allow me to share a short report on my observations:
overthefence Diary Entry overthefence 2007
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Tak nak sebab tak minat cite seram hantu, tak minat cite Cina. so, pergi tak pergi? kieli at 4: 19 P.M. previous | next about
kieli Diary Entry kieli 2004
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And while I looked, I grew drowsier and drowsier; my eyes would close, then half open, and there would be the _hantu_ sails and the fire for company, growing more and more indistinct.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various
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So I was busy, -- but managed to dismast the _hantu_ prau and wrap it up in matting, so that it went aboard with the plunder.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various
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It was plain they meant to wait and see whether the _hantu_ prau went out with the ebb or not; and as it was then flood, and dusk, they couldn't see before morning.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various
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