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Arit, an agricultural instrument like a hedging bill, callecl in Malay Parang. It is uni- 



versally usecl for cutting grass, or for cleaning away weeds in gardens. 

 Arjuna, C. 48. gives Arjjuna. The name of a king witn a thousand arms. see Bisnu. 



Arjuna is a celebrated character in tlie old Javanese legends. 

 Arjuno, name of a mountain on the confines of Sourabaya and Pasuruan, 10.709 Khine- 



land feet high. 

 Ar o, the large bottlefly, such as lays the eggs for maggots. Musea vomitoria. 

 Ar os, a kind of gingham cloth in stripes of blue and white. 

 A r o t a n , festivels in former times ; the word occurs in Pantuns. 

 Aru-aru, to meddle with , to disturb , to oppose or give oflence. 

 A r u m , fragrant , sweet-scented. 

 Asa, I think , to be under the impression , to feel. Mar ah kitu asa di béré, It is cheap 



in that way, I feel as if it were given. Asa, C. 66, an interjection of recoilection. 



Asa. C 65, wish , desire, hope. 

 Asa-an, to taste , to try , to take a taste , to make a trial. 

 Asad, ar: the zodiacal sign Leo. 

 As ah, to sharpen , to whet, to rub or grind upon a stone. Kuda di asah it must be 



sharpened. Ki asahan , name of a liane or jungle rope, good for using as a rope in 



tying fences , or making dams in rivers, Tetracera dichotoma. 

 Asak, ripe, done enougli in cooking. Buwah asalc , ripe fruit. Kéjo asah properly boiled 



rice. 

 A s a k a n , to cook , to boil , to dress food. 

 Asal, ar: origin, source, race, descent, beginning, commencement. Asalnati Pajajaran, 



his descent or origin is from Pajajaran. 

 Asal, as long as, so that, provided that. Asal idah di leburken, as long as you do not 



spoil it. Asal meunang siji bai gé hadé, provided that you get only one, it wiil 



do. Asal opat kaki jangkung na, mahi, as long as it is four feet high, it will beenough. 

 Asana, I think, it strikes me; Asana mohal di béré , it strikes me he will not give it. 

 Asang, the gills of a fish. 

 As ar, ar: that period of the day which is towards 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and is the 



third prayer hour with the Mohammedans. 

 As elan, to replace seed or plants , that have failed. To fill in. 

 Asem, a tamerind tree-Tamerindus Indica. 

 Asem Jawa, the acid of Java; tamerind prepared for use. 

 Asép, a name of courtesy given to the male children of nobles, or of great men being a 



contraction of Kasép, handsome. 

 As e ruk, to walk about and examine, as a garden or a forest. 

 Asih, love, affection, pity, commiseration. 

 Asil ar: revenue, income , produce, pront, gain. 



