* A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Abdullah, ar: a common name for a man, means „the slave of God". All Chinese 

 who become converts to Mohammedanism get the name of Abdullah. 



Abër-abëran, to stroll, to wander, often to avoid pursuit. 



Abig-abig, the upper gable end of a house, being a triangle of which the sloping roof 

 forms two sides , and a line drawn from eaves to eaves, the base. The triano-ular 

 piece of thatch or matted bambu which fits into this place. 



Abong, Forsooth, oh dear- abong sia bogah duit, forsooth noAv that you have o-ot some 

 money. 



Abong-abong, said when a man presumes on his position or circumstances. Abong-a- 

 bong ka nu leutih , presuming upon a mans position to oppress people of humble deoree. 



Abrit-abritan, to skip or skit about, to bound nimbly along. 



A b u , ar : Father - often occurs in the composition of proper names , as the Javanese (of the 

 western part of the island) mostly bear arabic names from being Mohammedans. 



Abu Ba kar, ar: properly Abu Békër-the father of the Virgin. The first Caliph so called 

 and successor to Mohammad. He was father in law to Mohammad. His daughter Aisha was 

 a virgin when Mohammad espoused her ; he had been married before to Kadijah who was a 

 widow. 



A b u r a n , running wild , neglected , let at large , not taken care of. Jélema aburan , a reck- 

 less fellow- a man who has no permanent home aud is skulking from the police au- 

 thorities. 



Abus, to run in, to enter- abus na kadinyo , it ran in there. 



Abuskën, to cause to enter, to put or force into any place. 



Abu Talib, one of the sons of Abdul Muttalib on Avhom devolved the charge of his ne- 

 phew Mohammad on te death of Abdul Muttalib. He took care of the orphan Moham- 

 mad during his youth, and reached the age of upwards of 80 ycars. Abdallah, the 

 father of Mohammad,, and Abu Talib were brothers by the same mother. 



Ach ah, au interjection of derision: there you get it! thatfs it! 



Achalok, a hop, a short jump; to hop, to perch as a bird on a branch. 



Achan, even, at all. To di bêré-bêré aclian, hedid not even give me any. 



Ach ar, Persian- Pickles Achar iwung , pickles made of the sprouts of young bambus. 



A c h é , the town of Achin at the north end of Sumatra : The name is familiar to the 

 Sunda people from their Hajis or Pilgrims to Mecca often finding their way there (1). 



Aché, a fine kind of Kambutan or Sundun , probably originally brought from Achin in 

 Sumatra. 



(1) It is written in Malay m,-^}, Achas, but pronounced as above, the last consonant being 

 '(mostly) omitted in Sumatran pronounciation. Cf. for instance Mr. W. A. Henny in » Tijdschrift 

 voor Ned. Tndië" Vol. IV. p. 405. Aanmerkingen Fr. 



