26 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Awal, ar: first, former, beginning, see ahwal. 



Awang, the clouds. The etherial space. The heavens. 



Awas, seeing clearly, sharpsighted , vigilant, watchful. 



Awét, lasting, enduring, which can be used for a long time. Kayu awét, durable wood. 



Umur awét , a long life. 

 Awéwé, a woman , a female. 



Awi, abambu, a genera! name for every variety of Bambusa. 

 The Sunda people distinguish the following varieties- 



A w i Apus, resembles Awi tali , and is used much for splitting into withes. 

 , y A t ë r , strong and good for boathooks or poles. 

 „ Bitung, large and substan tial , good for posts. 

 „ Bongkonol, small like Tamiang , of little use. 

 „ Buluh, large but subject to be eaten by worms. 

 „ Buluh munti, resembles Buluh, and is of little use. 

 „ Bun ar, large, good Bambu. 



„ Changkeüteük, small sized tubes , makes neat bilik. 



,. Changkoré, a useless variety, cannot stand of itself, but reposes upon other 

 bushes. 

 Awi-Awi-Gëdé, or big bambu, called also Awi Andong; a valuable variety, much 



used. Bambusa maxima. 

 „ Gëmbong, of little use, thin in wood, joints far apart. 

 ,, Gombong, much resembles Awi Gedé. 



„ H a u r , a peculiar variety of Bambu , with thick wood and makes goods posts. 

 ,, „ China, a variety introduced from China, with small tubes, and grown 



in gardens as ornamental. 

 „ „ Chuchuk, the thorny bambu, large and bearing numerous thorns or 



spikes- good for posts. 

 „ ,, Héjo, or Green Haur, very smooth and bright green , good for posts. 



,, ,, Konen g, Yellow bambu, planted as ornamental. 



„ „ Tut ui-, spotted variety. 



,, Léah, striped like Awi Gedé, but is smaller. 

 ,, Mayan, a large variety, but of little use, as the worms eat it. 

 ,, Saréngkol, small, crooked variety, of no use. 

 ,, Sur at, or the written bambu, from being much striped along the tubes ; ofuni- 



versal and great use. 

 „ Tali, of universal use for all kinds of purposes; makes good string, as its name 

 implies. The bambus Tali, Gedé and Surat are the most useful of the 

 whole lot. 

 „ Tamiang, thin, used for making temporary spears. 



