A SHORT GLOSSARY 



adat, precept, regulation, relig- 

 ious observance. 



antoh, spirit, good or evil. 



atap, a shelter, consisting of a 

 mat resting on upright sap- 

 lings, often erected in the boats 

 on long journeys. 



babi, pig. 



badak, rhinoceros. 



balei, a general name for a house 

 of worship. 



barang, goods, things, belongings. 



blanga, large, valuable jar, usu- 

 ally of Chinese manufacture. 



blian, priest-doctor. 



bom, custom-house. 



brua, soul. 



chavat, loin-cloth. 



company (the), the government. 



cranyang, basket. 



damar, resin. 



gutshi, large jar. 



inlander, native. 



ipoh, poison for the dart of the 

 blowpipe, also the tree from 

 which it is secured (the upas 

 tree). 



kali, river. 



kampong, native village. 



kapala, chief ( = pumbakal). 



kidyang, a small kind of deer. 



kiham, rapids. 



kuala, mouth of a river. 



ladang, paddi field. 

 laki, man, male. 

 lombok, red pepper. 



mandau, Dayak short sword 



( = parang). 

 mandur, overseer. 



nagah, fabulous animal, the ap- 

 parition of a spirit. 



onder, native subdistrict chief. 

 orang, man. 



paddi, rice. 



parang, Dayak short sword 

 ( = mandau). 



pasang-grahan, public lodging- 

 house. 



pisau, small knife. 



plandok, mouse-deer (tragulus). 



prahu, native boat. 



pumbakal, chief (= kapala). 



raja, a native chief, or noble. 



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