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Aksara, a letter of the alphabet, a character, the alphabet. Akshar et, C. 5. a letter of the 



alphabet. Daun aksara, a pretty and curions leaf which grows as a lowly plant on 



stones amongst the moist and elevated raountains. So called Alphabet leaf frora being 



covered witli black marks having the rude resemblance of letters. 

 Aku, to confess, to acknowledge, to claim as property, to own to. 

 A kut-a kut, the ïchneumon fly; the kind ofi fly which builds small mud nests, in which 



it lays its eggs , and buries along with them spiders , caterpillars &c. for the food of 



the future larvae. 

 A k u t a n , to bear away in loacls , returning again and again till done. 

 A 1 a , to take , to appropriate , to get possession of; to gather fruit. 



alla C, 50, seized, laicl hold of. 

 Ala, as Ala manan, much more so than , much more preferably, Ala is probably the root 



of the Malay or Javanese kalah , to lose , not to win , worsted, and thus worse than 



(this or that). 

 Alaikum, ar: with you, as Salam alaikum , Peace be with you. 

 Alak-ilik, to peep and spy about, to look around pryingly. 

 Alam, ar: the world, mostly heard prefixed to Dunya. Alam dunya the universe. Paku 



Alam, the title of the Independent Prince of Jugyukarta, literally „the spike nail of 



the world. 1 ' 

 Alam, ar: in the time of. Alam Inggris in the time of the English. (The same as the 



preceding , JU Fr.) 

 Ala mat, ar: Sign , token, signal , presage, Alamat paih a presage of death. 'k^ic 



Alang-alangan, to wander away, to skulk about, to wander at random. 



Alap-alap, a small bnt fierce variety of hawk. Falco Bengalensis. 



Alas, lands or forests belonging to any district, as alas Bantan belonging to the territory 

 of Bantan. Also a continuons ridge of land uncut by any stream of water , and in 

 this sense is always used in conjunction with the word tali, rope or line as tali 

 alas , the unbroken ridge connecting two hills , or leading from the lowlands to the 

 mountains. Alas in the sense of forest is not Sundaese but Javanese. But in Sunda 

 it is used in composition as seen from the following examples , Alasan , aswalas , kopi 

 alas. 



Alasan, to collect in the forest such articles as grow there spontaneously , such as Ka- 

 tans and wild fruit. The word alas means in Javanese forest, but the Sundas do not 

 use it so. 



Alasan, rain , and wind together, particularly in the jungle. Bisl manggih alasan, lest we 

 meet with rain. 



Alaya, occurs in the composition of some proper names and means house, abode. alaya 

 C. 65. House. Suralaya the abode of the Gods. see voce. 



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