8 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



as a proof tliat he lias destroyed his passions. The word is derived from A privative, 

 and Jiwa life , which means tlius cleath , non- existence , a person not troubled with 

 a mundane soul. Saka C. 691 a sovereign , any prince who gives name to an era. 

 Ajiwaka Saka may tlius have been contracted into Aji Saka, for both the w« and ka 

 are constructive particles. Probably our Aji Saka was a religions enthusiast wlio ca- 

 me to Java with his admirers to escape persecution at home (10). 



Ajir, a stake or prod, particularly for lining out work. 



A j o k , to mimic , to ridicule. 



Ajol, to come running up to, to approach at a trot. 



Ajol-ajolan, frisky and playful as a spirited horse which will not be quiet. 



Ajug, a native candle-stick; a stand, mostly made of tin, in which to place an oil lamp 

 a tin lamp stand, fitted at the top to receive a glass with oil to serve as a lamp. 



Ajul, to poke and knock off, as fruit from a tree, with a long stick. 



A j u r , sloppy , moist and dissolving , in a state approaching to mud. 



Akal, ar: device, cunning, contrivance, judgment. Goréng akal na, his tricks are bad. 

 Akal jélema loba, the devices of man are many. Kudit ku akal, it must be done 

 with contrivance. 



Akalan, to circumvent by device, to work at with contrivance. Kudu di akalan ku 

 wang , money must be used to bring the matter about. Beunang ngakalan ku linggis , 

 it has been cunningly managed with a crowbar. 



Akar, root, the root of a tree or plant. 



Akar wang i. Malay. fragrant root, name of the root of the Andropogoii muricatus of 

 a brown colour and emittino- a fraorant smell, used to make hand-screens or fans. 



Akas, a variety of ant which bites very hard and draws blood. 



A k a s a , the sky- the atmosphere , occurs in Jampés , but not in the common colloquial 

 language , sometimes heard as Angkasa. Akasa C. 60 , Ether , the sky , the atmos- 

 phere. 



Akbar-ar: Great, used only in the expression Allah hu akbar, God is great. [allahu Fr.) 



Akeül, the process of kneading warm and fresh, boiled rice in a Dulang which the nati- 

 tives consider improves the fiavour. 



Akeüp, to take up and carry in the arms. 



Akker at- ar: the future life, the next world. (cf. ahirat P. 6.). 



A k h i r and a kir ar: last , latter , final , termination Akhir jaman the latter dag , here- 

 after. Rabiul akir, the latter Rabi, the fourth Mohammedan month. 



Aki, Grandfather , a term of respect for any old man. 



(10) Saka is consider ed by the Javanese as founder of their civilisation , of tlieir old religion and 

 especially as having introduced writing and reading. So the term Aji, which they put to his name. 

 I suppose to be nothing else than the word Aji (Page 7.) which the writer and I derivefrom adhi-i, 

 to read, where from by a small and common alteration becomes aji Fr. 



