128 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE. 



G ëncl ui, the fruit of the Kamiri or Munchang tree, when only one ancl thus a large 



stone contained in one fruit. When there are two stomes, they are called Dampa. 



Games or chances are taken upon these stones. 

 Ge'nggaing, a variety of the Durian or Kadu tree, Durio Zibethinus. The fruit of the 



Géncwaincr i s smaller than that of the real Durian, its thorns softer and lon^er, and 



its fruit much more stinking. 

 Génggé, small round bells or brass castinets, worn by children round their ankles. 

 Génggéhék, a river fish resembling the Regis. At Buitenzorg the Regis is called 



Génggéhek. 

 Gënggëm, to carry in the hand, to clasp in the fist, to clench, to clasp liold of, as if 



about to give a stick or thrust. Ngagenggem peso, to carry a knife in the hand. 

 Gënggërong, the thrapple , the main duet o f the throat. 

 Génggong, uneven as a bit of land ; rough with stones or stamps of trees. 

 G é n j a , a variety of Paddy which comes soon to perfection , but is not so nutritive as sorts 



which require longer time to grow. 

 Génje', a variety of hemp, the leaves of which can smoked like opium. It is imported 



from the continent of India , and used to adulterate opium. 

 Génjëlong, top heavy, crank, heavy in the upper part so as to cause to totter. 

 Gënta, brass bells carried tied to front part of pedaties or carts. A bell in general. 



Ganta, C. 165. a bell. 

 Génténg, a tile, more frequently Kéntêng which see. 

 Géong, the circular flight of birds when in flocks. 

 Gëpéng, fiat and thin; fiattened by treading or pressing on. Ari di tinchak to daikkën 



gepéng , when you tread on it, it does not natter. 

 Gëpok, Two quantities or two lots made into one, as when two baskets of Tobacco are 



put face to face and lashed into one package, such package then becomes one Gëpok. 



Also said of two lots of bambus, each lot generally consisting of a dozen sticks fas- 



tened in a row, lashed one upon the other, for the pui-pose of easily floating them 



together down a river. 

 Gër, the idiomatic expression of doing anything with energy. Gërbaipasêa, they turned 



to and had a fight. Ger bai lumpat, and away they scampereel off. (Cf. seger.) 

 Gërëdëg, indicates quick and impetuous motion. Running rapidly. Gerëdëg bai lumpat, 



ancl off he ran with all his might. Kreta geredeg bai datang , the carriage drove ra- 

 pidly up. 

 Gër ë man, to growl at, to snarl, as a wild animal does in the forest; to pretend to snarl 



at a young woman when wishing to call her attention for purposes of love. 

 G ë r ë t , to make a mark or scratch , as with a knife on a bit of wood. To scratch a mark. 



This word appears to be a sort of diminutive of Gurat. 

 Gërgaji, a saw. To saw wood. (Skr. Krakacha; the tenues commuted into mediae.) 



