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Béngbréng, ina row, in a regular line. Haijo maka béngbréng , come stand up in a re- 

 gular line. 

 Bénggala, Bengal. Used in a vague sense as implying a distant country. The people 



have Pare benggala, Bengal paddy, and Chaw benggala, Bengal plantains, a name of 



which, however, tliey do not know the exact meaning. 

 Béngkél, said of a Kawung palm tree, which yields little toddy. 

 B e n g k ë r , the hooping in a circular fishing trap , which keeps it open , and prevents it 



from collapsing; a hoop — called also Seungkeur. 

 B é n g k o k , crooked , not straight , curvecl. 

 Bëngkung, bent or curved like any thin matter or plate which gives way to forces. 



Hump backed. 

 Bén go, warped, bent, crooked, not flat and even. 

 B é n g 1 o n g , stupidly gazing , dismayed. 



Béngsal, unlucky, not successful, luck coming with difficulty. 

 B eng 1 uk, a legumenons pod, also called koas. 

 Bëning, clear, limpid, pellucid. This is properly Malay , and is seldom or never heard in 



conversation , bnt on Champéa is a river Chïbening limpid river. ïlèrang is the usual 



Sunda word. 

 Bënit, to be fond of women, always after the lasses. 



Ben tak, to scold, to speak roughly to, to frighten with fierce words. To shove roughlv. 

 Bén tang, a star. 



Béntan-g timur, the Eastern or morning star. 

 Bén tang buntutan, a Cornet, a star with a tail. 

 B é n t a r , to become known , to gain publicity. 



Bén tel, a Couple of handsfull of seedling paddy plants tied together. 

 Bëntëli, a forest tree which gives a milky sap used for destroying worms in children , 



when it must be mixed with sugar and water. This is the best vermifuge which na- 



tives know. 

 Bénténg, a fortification , a stockade, a battery, military trenches. 

 Bént eng, the familiar name for Tangerang, 15 Pauls Southwest from Batavia, where 



the old Dutch company had a Bénténg or fort. 

 B é n t é s , correct and clear in speaking , having good pronunciation. 

 Ben tik, bent like a sword, having a round bend; folding together by means of a joint 



or hinge. 

 Bëntur, to dash, to knock, to joggle , to strike against. 

 Bënyéng, a plant the root or bulb of which being scorched and bruised, is made up 



into small candles or torches. 

 Ber, the idiomatie expression of flying, as ber bal hiber kabéh, and away they all fiuttered 



and flew. 



