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Gërimis, drizzle as rain, slight rain. (Jav. and Batav. idem.) 



Gering, ill, sick, out of health. (Balin. idem. In Javanese it means the pest.) 



G- ë r r a h , be quick , look sharp ; to proceed to do any act. Gerrah di taburken , now pro- 



ceed to pour it out. (Probably Skr. Qighra (m) , quickly swiftly; the ei, si, having 



been misunclerstood , and considered as the Sundanese word si. Fr.) 

 Gërrahëun, as if its likely. Most assuredly not. Gerraheun di bérê, most assuredlyhe 



will not give it. 

 Gërro, to scream, to roar. (Jav. The roar, for instance of a tiger.) 

 Gërtak, to make afraid, to threaten. (Jav. To show oneself angry.) 

 Gërus, to collander cloth, to rub cloth with anything smooth so as to give it also a 



smooth polished appearance; for this purpose the Cyprea sea shell is used. (Jav. id.) 

 Géséh, moved, altered, displaced. Geseh poina, the day is changed. (Jav. id.) 

 Gësëng, black with burning, grimed. (Jav. Gosong and Gêséng , id.) 

 Gësër, to file the teeth, as is done with those of all Javanese, by taking the enamel off, 



and rubbing in some preparation to make them black. 

 Gëtah, gum, sap, the milky or gummy exudation from trees when the bark is cut. 

 Gëtah Përcha, known only as a foreign product on Java. It is the gum of the Iso- 



nandra Gutta. Getah Percha is found on Sumatra, Borneo and Adjacent isles. It is 



found, apparently as the gum of various trees, of which the Balam or Isonandra is 



the most prominent. 

 Getapan, frightenecl, shy, skittish as a horse. (Jav. Gëtappan, id.) 

 Gëtas, fragile, brittle. (Jav. id.) 

 Gëtëk, notch, mark to come up to. Said also figuratively, Liwat geteh, he has gone 



further than he ought. 

 Géték, a raft of woocl, of bambu, or other light materials, either kept for crossing water, 



or a river , or for easily transporting the materials by water , lashed together. (Jav. id. 



rnemrntip(mij]\ ) 



Géték, to tickle, a sensation of tickling. 



Gëtih, blood-gore. (Jav. blood.) 



Gëtol, active and persevering at any work; hardworking, energetic. 



Gëugöuh, as di gëugeuh, to protect, to rencler assistance. Often applied to supernaturai 



protection, or the favour of some genius. 

 Gëugëus, a bundie of paddy. 

 G ë u i n g k ë n , to shake or rouse up. 



G ë u 1 a n g , rings of gold , silver , brass , ivory or other material worn about the wrists. (g'lang.) 

 G ë u 1 ë u h , bearing malice to any one , vexed at , provoked against , said of a person in 



whom ill will is festering. 

 Gëulis, pretty as a woman, handsome. Not said of a man who is Kasep which see. 



This seems to be the root of the Malay word Majellis , beatiful. Elegant. MarsdenPage 320. 

 Gëunëuk, swollen as from a contusion; said of any part of the body which has been hurt. 



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