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having of old traded for tliis spice. See Crawfurds Indian Archipelago Vol 1 Page 497. 

 The clove in some dialects is known by the name of Buncfa lawancj. Lawanga, C. 605, 

 the clove tree. The English word Cloves is evidently a modification of the French 

 Cloux, as heard in Cloux de girofle. The Dutcli call this article Nagelen, nails , so 

 tliat all nations appear to have agreed to call this fruit by the name of nails, from 

 the resemblance which it bears to that small iron article. 



Chéngkél, hair which has got interwoven and frizzled together so that jou cannot comb 

 it straight. 



Chëngkir, a young Cocoa nut which has not yet got any pulp. 



Chëngkir, a variety of Mangga so called. 



Chénténg, a watchman, a guard; this word is probably of Chinese origin. 



C hén tong, a large spoon, a ladle; a mason's trowel. 



Chéntrang, clear, transparent, unclouded. Languit chéntrang an unclouded sky. Chen- 

 trang ka barat, it is clear towarcls the west. 



Chëpak, level as land; a level place. 



Chepat, in a straight, unswerving direction. Seems to correspond with the Malay Tepat, 

 a term annexed to the East and West points of the compas. Marsden P. 77. Chepat 

 bai ka barat, straight towards the west. Chepat bai ka na tangkal kalapa , straight 

 on towards the Cocoa nut tree. 



Chepat, to cut off, to lop off small branches. To cut through or off at one stroke. 



C h ë p ö 1 , adhesive , clammy. 



C hé per, flat, not curved or very slightly so. Flat like a flat dish or waiter. 



Chëpöt. quick, active. Be quick! look sharp! 



Chëpuk, a small brassbox; a cup with a cover, generally found on a betle stand and 

 containing tobacco. 



C h S r a h , split , gaping a little ; a crack. 



C h ë r é , a variety of Paddy which grows with little water and will thrive in bad land or 

 where better sorts fail , but the grain shakes easily from the straw. 



Chëréchét, a handkerchief which is worn hung over the shoulder , often with Seureuh 

 materïals or the like tied up in one corner of it. 



C h ë r ë cl i k , wide awake ; unfair ly taking advantage of another's ignorance. Shrewd , acute. 



Chërëlëng, squirting out, as a liquicl tapped out of any vessel, or juice flowing natu- 

 rally, from a tree or plant. 



C h ë r ë m é , a tree and its fruit. Cicca nodiflora. 



Chërëiné, name of the great mountain of Cheribon, high 9731 Rhineland feet. 



C h é r é t , the splash of water. 



Chërét, to scribble, to write; indicative of scratching marks or writing on anything, as 

 paper, a bit of bambu &c. Cheret bai di tidisken, and scribbling he wrote it down. 



Cheréwét, quarrelsome, finding fault about every little trifle; a matter of dispute. 



