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Am peg, to abound in, full or enougli of- to hearfs content. 



Ampel in Javanese is a variety of Bambu. Ampel is a place in the town of Sourabaya 

 connected with the introduction of Mohammedanism by a certain Sunan Ampel who is 

 buriecl there. 



Ampëlëm, a variety of the mango fruit. The first syllable of this word seems to be of 

 Sanscrit origin. Amba C. 43. a mango. Pelem in Sun da is of good savour, fine taste, 

 but to give it this interpretation , we should have to associate a pure Sanscrit with a 

 pure Polynesian word, which is against the common run of associations. In Crawfurd's 

 dissertation to his Malay grammar at page 99 he has venlured to state that Mampa- 

 lam a mango „is the Sanscrit Mahd-pala, the great fruit through the Talinga." (13). 



Ampihan, to put by, to keep, to take care of, to have in one's keeping. 



Amplas, the ficus politaria. A tree the rough leaves of which are much used to polish 

 wood or horn. 



Am po, said of animals, particularly buffaloes and deer, wich lick the places where salt 



has been deposited , or are in the habit of licking the ground or rocks which contain 

 some saline matter. Batu Ampo , is ampo stone which is found in many parts of Java 



and eaten by the natives. It is either a rock in a high state of decomposition , from 

 having undergone a sort of caries in situ, or, in other cases, may be an aggrega- 

 tion of minute animal exuviae. 

 Am pok, a plate of Silver, or of any other metal, worn by naked children to cover their 



nudities. 

 Amprok, in conjunction with, joined to. 

 Am pro kk en, to shove up close to, to put together. 

 Ampun, forgiveness , pardon. Ménta ampun to ask pardon. 



Am uk, to fight furiously, to attack indiscriminately, to smash and destroy. Said of any 

 animal unmanageable from rage. This is the word which has given origin to the expres- 

 sion of „running amuck," as it is also Malay. Imah na di amuk , he pulled the 

 house to pieces. Jelema sakitu lob a na di amuk ku sorangan nana , such a large num- 

 ber of people , he ran a muck amongst singlehanded. 'Si amuk one of the three heir- 

 loom guns on Java the amuck-maker. See Guntur Gëni and Nyai Stomi. 

 A n , is a partiele of much and extensive use ; its place is as a suffix to the word to which it 

 relates , and is very extensively used with Pa as a prefix. Pa-gawé- an work , from gawé 

 to work. Pa-mabok-an , a drunkard , from mabok , drunk. It often gives to substantives 

 and adjectives a verbal form , as anak , a child , anakan to have a child , to bring forth. 

 Hadé, good, Hadéan , to make good, tomend; Batur a companion , Baturan, to keep 

 company with, to accompany; Imah, a house, Imahan , to put up a house on any 



(13) According to Wilson and the Amara Kosha are Amra and Amrdtaka or Amrdta, resp. the 

 mango and a variety of it, the Spondias mangifera. Amba might be Pali Fr. 



