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A SHORT GLOSSARY 



raja besar, big raja. 



ringit, the Dutch coin of f. 2.50. 



rupia, florin, guilder. 



rusa, deer. 



sambir, mat made from palm 



leaves. 

 sarong, a cloth wound around the 



loins. 

 sayur, vegetable stew. 

 sumpitan, blowpipe. 



takut, timid. 



ticcar, mat made from rattan. 



tin, five-gallon tin can. 

 tingang, great hornbill. 

 tingeling, scaly ant-eater. 

 tuak, native rice brandy. 

 tuan, master, lord. 

 tuan besar, great master or lord. 

 tuba, root used for poisoning the 

 water for fishing purposes. 



utan, jungle, woods. 



wah-wah, gibbon, a long-armed 



monkey. 

 wang, coin, money. 



