D a DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



All ad, ar: Sunday, the seventh day of the week. It is always named first in enumerating 

 the days of the week. 



Ahém, Hem! the sound caused by a sudden expulsion of breath. 



Ahing, appertaining to greatness, splendid , magnificent, excelling others. 



Ahirat. ar. a future state, the next world. 



Ahli, ar: see Ali, instructed in, con versant with raatters connected with the Mohammedan 

 religion , Eminent , sublime. (From ahl , people ; by name the people of the Islam , or 

 from alijjon high Fr.). 



Ah wal or awal, ar: first, former, beginning. The word is used to ciistinguish some 

 months- Kabiul awal- Eabiul akir, the former and latter Rabi, the third and fourth 

 mohammedan months- awal na kiyo in the beginning it was thus 



A i n g , the pronoun I, used by a superior to an inferior. This word may be the first part of the word 

 aya , a riftned expression for fatlier , with a common Polynesion torminal na attached to it - 

 or it mey be the Singhalese ayiya C. 45 Elder brother , wilh the Polynesian na subsituted 

 for the final ya in the original Avord. Deference to age being so much observed by the natrves , 

 that a slight modification of Father or Elder brother lias become current for the personal 

 pronoun used to designate a superior individual- see hula. 



Ais, to carry on the back, mostly wrapped up in the Samping. 



A i s h a , ar : the second wife of Mohammad and daughter of Abu Bakar. Aisha was only se- 

 ven years old when betrothed to Mohammad , and was not regularly married to him , till 

 two years later. She was always Mohammads favorite wife , and was the only one who 

 came as a virgin to his arms , and hence her father was called Abu Beker the father 

 of the virgin. All Mohammads other wives had been married before. 



A j a g , a species of wild dog common in the jungle. It is of a brown foxy colour , and 

 lias a bushy tail. A small variety is called usung-asung. The ajag is the Canis ruti- 

 lans. It worries sheep and young buffaloe cr.ives. 



Ajaib, ar: wonders, miracles. 



Ajak, to invite, to urge, to press , to persuade, to take a part or share in any action 

 to stimulate , to excite- Kula lianto di ajak Ywas not invited. Di ajak ka nu goréng, 

 he urged me to do wrong- ajakan reujeung to invite him to go along with you. 



Ajam, intending, purporting, having a wish or design to do something- Ajam ka Bogor , 

 I propose or intend to go to Buitenzorg. 



Ajang, For, to be used for, for the purpose of. Ajang indung for mij mother; Ajang 

 imali , to be used for a house ; ajam pi-teuas , to make it hard. 



Ajangan, to pay respect or deference to. To di ajangan sakali, they paid him no respect 



Ajangan, is also used for tho pronoun you when applied to great people, and might 

 be translated yoar deference. Parentah ajangan kudu leumpang , your deferences orders 

 wei-e that we should set out. This word is derived from the Kawi word jeng mea- 

 ning foot , and implies the humbleness of the person using the word , as he dare not 



