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Éyor, moist, watery, sloppy. 



Ga-ak, a crow, the common black crow. Cornix, corvus. (Batavian and Balinese Go-ak 



or Gowak.) 

 Ga-ang, a variety of cricket, gryllus. An insect so called. 

 Gacliong, a portion of paddy given to the reapers for their trouble in assisting to cut , 



which in this case is only T ^ of what they cut , whereas when | is given , it is cal- 

 led Derep. 

 Gabag, a disease resembling measles. 

 Gabel, a fish found in stagnant water, has no scales. 



Gabiag, said of Paddy when the whole erop of ears has shot out and show themselves. 

 Gablëg, to own, possessed of; a coarse and sneering word. Naun sia to gableg pokék, 



what have'nt you such a thing as a pair of short breeches. 

 Gablug, falling with a heavy sound; falling helplessly and heavily. Buah hadu gablug 



bal ragrag , the Durian fruit feil with a heavy bang. 

 Gabras, the idiomatic expression of stabbing; to launch at and stick; to hit with some- 



thing sharp pointecl. Gabras bai di teuweuk, slap into hira he stuck him. 

 Gabrul, to slash and cut the top off grass; not to cut off short by the ground. To cut and 



clear away grass and brush wood roughly. 

 G a b u g , said of any fruit which does not fill , especially Paddy- said of man or animal 



which has not the power of procreation. Pare gabug, empty paddy. Jélema gabicg, a 



person who has not the power of procreation. 

 Gabus, a fish found in stagnant water, and in the still parts of streams. He is ravenous 



and eats other small fry. Ophicephalus striatus. There is a wood called Kayu gabus , 



with soft, spongy texure found near the sea shore. 

 G a cl a n g , to tie or secure anything with a bit of string. To tie temporarily . To tie any- 



thino; as it were with a Martingal. 

 Gade and Gadékën, to pawn, to pledge, to mortgage. 

 Gadil, to butt as a goat. 



Gading, ivory, the tusk of an elephant. A variety of Bambu so called. (45). 

 Gado, the chin. 



Ga dog, name of a large forest tree, called also Gintung. Bischoffia Javanica. 

 Gaduh, and gaduhan, pledge, pawn, a deposit for mutual benefit. Ngala gaduhan , to 



take in pawn. (See gade.) 



to the Governor General; themselves being the chlldren, the Resident the father and the Governor 

 General the grandfather. Any derivation from the Ceylonese is very improbable. Fr. 



(45) Gading, means yellow at Bali. On Java is known bambu gading and Tcalapa gading a yellow 

 kind of Cocoanut. It is remarkable that the ivory, which is white, but with a yellowish hue, 

 should be called gading. Fr. 



