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Bingbing, a small variety of dwarf Palm, growing wild in jungle. Areca humilis or 

 Pinanga Kuhlii. 



Bingkeng, bent, curved. 



Binglu, a sort of wild mangga. Mangifera— hardly fit to eat. 



Bing'ung, confounded, troublecl in mind, embarrassed, perplexed. 



Binili, seedling paddy plants meant for transplanting; such seedlings ready for transplan- 

 ting. Seed meant to be planted. 



Binong, name of a plant, Bucida nïtida, Crawfurd. This word occurs in the name of 

 an Estate and post station between Batavia and Buitenzorg, called Cliibinong. 



Bint ara, the ancient name of the district now called Demak. Bintara in Javanese is 

 the name of a sweet scented grass. Kafffes Vol 2 P. 124. 



Bintinu, name of a tree. Visenia umbellata. 



Binw-angan, name of a district on the south coast of Bantam. In some malay coun- 

 tries in Sumatra Binuwang is a species of deer, and Binuwangan would be a place 

 aboundino; in deer. Marsden P. 51. 



Biola, a fiddle. The native way of pronouncing Viola E=2 a violin. 



Birah, a wild plant, with broad leaf like Bolang; a variety of Arum. 



B i r e t , said of knotty wood with the grain so twisted as not to be able to split it. See Buret. 



Birëungo, to inspect, to view. i 



Biribisan, a slight sprinkling of rain; a few small drops of rain, the commencement of 

 rain; to rain lightly. Bhira, and Bïiiru, C. 494/5. fearful, timid. This may be the 

 etymon, and then the word will imply rain enough to give a fright. 



Birit, the rump of man or beast. 



Biru, fuss, uncalled for interference. Only heard in the expression ngadu Biru , to med- 

 dle with matters which do not concern one. Biru is probably the same as Biruma, C. 

 473 barking, the final ma is only constructive , and adu biru, would then be, to squab- 

 ble with barking (like dogs). [cf. sub voce adu, and the Note]. 



Biru, name of a plant. Colocasia odorata. 



Biruluk, a small dwarf cocoanut, the nut injured in its growth. 



B i r u s , as di hirus , to strip young growing paddy , in order to get at the stem , to make 

 a child's pipe or ole- ole- an. The young sterns so stripped. 



B i s a , able , clever , skilled , learned. Can , to be able , to have the power. To bisa , I can- 

 not, I d'ont know how. This word is also , no doubt, of Sanscrit origin , though Clough 

 does not give the word in the shape of simply Bisa or Wisa. He , however , gives wi- 

 sakunu Page 663, aPandit, a learned man, as derived from wichakshana Page 643, 

 a Panclit, a learned man, clever, able, wise (27). 



(27) Bisa and bictsa (to be accustomed) I consider to be the same word. I d'ont recollect if this 

 interpretation lias been given by otliers before me, at least I found it already myself some 10 years 



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