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Bul, the idiomatic expression of coming up , as a man , fisli or bit of wood frora under 



wa ter — the heavenly bodies from under the horizon. See Bulan , Timbul , Jëbul , 



Rabul. 

 Bulak-balik, twisting and turning; laid alternate ways, as bottles laid neck to neck in 



a basket , Bambus laid side by side , the top of one along the root part of the other. 

 Bulakan, a place where water bubbles up, an eddy, a whirlpool. Ngabulak, a forcible 



spring or jet of water. 

 Bulan, the moon; literally the object which keeps coming up (from under the horizon), 



but it is more especially entitled to this designation of Bid with the constructive af- 

 fix an, from its constantly increasing in size as it comes up during successive nights, 



till it becomes Buled or round. 



The Javanese being Mohammedans have adopted the Arabic division of the year, 



and the 12 months are known by the folio wing Arabic names; See each month in 



voce for particulars : 



Muharam, the first month. 



Sapar, 



Eabiul awwal or Mulud, 



Rabiul akhir or Silih Mulud, 



Jumadilawwal, 



Jumadilakliir, 



R a j a b , 



S a b a n or Bulan R o a , or A r a w a h , 



Puasa, properly in Arabic Ramazan or Ramalan; Puasa means fasting, 



Sawal, 



Dulkahidak or Hapit, 



Dul Haji. 

 Bulan an, having the monthly disease. Menses. 



Bulan-bulan, the name of a fish in the rivers. Megalops Indicus. 

 Bulang-baling, a doublé headed shot; a short bit of stick or bambu loaded with a 



weight , as a stone , at each end , and so used as a missile. 

 Bulé, the white buffaloe, which is very common in Java, but not a distinct variety as it 



sometimes occurs that Black mothers have Bule' calves, and also that Bulé mothers 



have black calves. The colour is not exactly white, but of a ruddy hue, the hair, 



however, is white. Any animal which is usually black or clark coloured would be 



called Bulé when white coloured, for example an Elephant. A naif way of calling 



anything white, which is usually dark coloured, as silver money in contradistinction 



to copper doits. 

 Bnlëd, Round like a ball, globular. Also circular or cylindrical. 

 Buli-buli, a covered cup; a cup with a cover to it; mostly used for keeping oil in. 



