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Gimbal, large graind, round, rotund- said of grain, as paddy. 



Gin ding, proud, overbearing. 



Ginggang, Gingliam; a variety of coloured cloth with pattern in stripes. 



Ginggëung, in a state of trepidation. 



Gintung, name of a large forest tree, called also Gadog. 



Girang, up the river, higher up a river tlian the place where we are, or of which we 

 speak. Elevated in spirits, pleased, selfsatisfied. (In the last meaning at Batavia.) 



Girano- Puhun, the chief of the Badui tribe in South Bantan. Girang in this sense 

 means chief. There is an old and ancient idea prevailing among the Sunda people 

 that dignity is associated with not having any one living higher up the same river 

 than yourself. Some years ago there was an old man who lived in this way on the 

 Chidurian, and who would not allow any one to live higher up the river than him- 

 self. If bis self- imposed law was violated by others he deserted his home and re- 

 moved higher again than the intruder. Vide Puhun. To lakic kagirangan, you must 

 not live higher up the river than he does. 



Girang Sërat, the second man in authoriy among the Badui; he has charge of super- 

 intending the Humah Sérang, or common field on which is planted the Paddy made 

 into rice for the yearly offerings, and must at the stated intervals take care that the 

 people perform their customany acts of heathen worship. See Sarat. 



Giras, wild, skittish- as a voung horse. (Jav. shy.) 



Giri, a mountain, a hill. Used in the composition of proper names. Thus in old pan- 

 tuns or ballads, the Gunung Gëde' of Jasinga is known as Mandala Giri. Girikh, 

 C. 174 a mountain, a hill. Giri is the name of the ransje of hills which terminate 

 at Grissé near Sourabaya. (Skr. Giri a mountain.) 



Girik, to bore, to pierce. A native boring instrument. 



G i r i k , a tally ; a bit of wood or bambu given to people at work to keep count of what they do. 



G ir ing, to drive, to chase, to run after, to drive cattle. (Jav. and Bat. id.) 



Girintingan, name of a variety of grass. 



Giruk, vexed, enraged, pettish, peevish, having an abhorrence of, having a malicious 

 feeling towards any one. 



Gisik, to rub the head or body; to chafe, to rub. (Cf. Gosok.) 



G i t i k , to strike with a stick, to thrash. To levy contribution. To impose an award. (Jav. Bat.) 



Giwang. an ear- ring with only one stone or ornament. (Batavian.) 

 G la dak, a hack- horse- see Galadag. 



Glam, name of a forest tree, with red soft spongy bark, by which it can easily be distin- 



guished; it grows only among elevated mountains. The Malays have also a kayu glam, 



Gordoiiia, the epidermis of which is used for caulking- Crawfurd : but it may be fairly 



doubted whether the two glams are the same tree. 



Go ah, the cooking place in a native house; that part of a native house where cooking is 



