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G a 1 a cl a g , to floor with sticks ; to lay down sticks in even order to serve as a foundation 



of anything, as of Paddy, grass &c. To lay down sticks on a rauddy road so that 



a cart may be able to pass along. To make what the Americans call a corduroy road. 

 Gala dag, a hack-horse, a pack-horse. x\. horse got from the authorities to perform a 



stage of a journey; often heard pronounced Gladag. 

 Gala g ar, cross sticks or beams used in any rough work madeofwood, as in a bridge &c. 

 Gal ai, to mix, to knead , to trample down. 

 Ga lak, fierce, furious, savage as an animal, daring, venturesome at any work or enter- 



prise. Ora?ig galak, fierce people. Anjing galak, a fierce dog. Awéwégcdak, a women 



who makes overtures to a man. Galak meuli na ari murah , people will buy venture 



somely when it is cheap. See Lak. 

 Galang, a chock or block placed under any object to keep it from the ground. 

 Galangan, the partition or smail earthen embankment between the different divisions or 



pétaks of Sawahs. 

 Galar, a cross piece of wood in a timber framed house. 



Galar-gilir, to come frequently to any place; to keep walking round; to frequent much. 

 Ga lék, a variety of Chaw or plantain ; it is the same as is sometimes called Chaw 



Tandtih. 

 G a 1 é o n g , to turn round. 

 Galér, a piece of split bambu tied transversely on other bambus or pieces of wood, so 



as to hold them at proper distances a part , especially on roofs of houses. 

 Galih, the heart wood of trees which is generally hard and enduring. The heart and hard 



part of any substance, wood, stone or other object. 

 Galing, curled, crisped, said of young paddy which grows luxuriantly , which throws out 



abundant leaves which spread out and soon cover the ground. Curly hair. 

 Galing gem, a shrub planted about fences of roads and gardens. Bixa orellana. 

 Galu, name of a district in the interior of the residency of Cheribon, from whence Chiung 



Wanara and Raden Tanduran , the founders of Pajajaran and Majapahit were descen- 



ded. Raffles Vol. 2 Page 99/100. Galu in former tiines appears to have been a place 



of some note , and held sway even over the eastern part of the Prianger Eegencies. 

 Galu ga, another name for Galinggem, Bixa orellana. 

 Galugur, the trunk of a tree fallen on the ground. Galugur kawung the palm kawung 



fallen on the ground , blown clown. 

 Galunggung, name of a volcano south of Banclung which had a great eruption in 1822. 

 Galur, the beaten path, or even, only tracé of a wild beast in the forest, or through 



j ungle. Any jungle or grass beaten down by an animal passing. 

 Gamah, frightened, disturbed, on the qui vive; as a man at an improper act, or a wild 



animal in the jungle. 

 Gambang, a native musical instrument, being a wooden Jrough , across which bars of 



