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Gusi, the gums of the moutli. (Mal. Javan. iel.) 



Gusti, Lord, a very high title of respect, now adays almost exclusively applied to God, 

 as Gusti Allah, the Lord God. On Bali it is still a title of distinction for man, viz 

 chiefs of high rank, as many of the chiefs have the word prefixed to their names. 

 The word is evidently of Sanscrit origin, but is not to be found in Clough. Mr. Frie- 

 derich reports in Bat: Trans: Vol. 23 Page 15 that Gusti on Bali is a title of the 

 Waisya caste , who on Bali are the kings of the country. The name is not exacty 

 Indian, at least not clearly so. In India, the third caste — the Waisyas — are of 

 no oreat note, and it is therefore not to be wondered that thev have no particular 

 distin o-uishin o- title. The case is and was otherwise on Java and Bali wither few Eslia- 

 triyas appear to have come. Here the Waisyas became kings, and some title was re- 

 quired for them , though even on Bali they rank inferior to the Déioa Agung of Klong- 

 kono-, who is of Kshatriya descent. The Balinese restrict the title of Gusti to the 

 Waisya caste. On Java it is still retained as a designation of the Almighty , Gusti 

 Allah, and is also applied to the two native sovereigns, the Susuhunan and the Sul- 

 tan. That , however , the princes of Solo and Yogyakarta are called Gusti is a strong 

 presumption that also their families were originally of the Waisya caste. They preserved 

 the title whilst the name of the caste was lost through the influence of Mohammedanism (46). 



Gusur, to drag along the ground, to trail. 



Guwis, an expression in preparing Jagory sugar; to stir and whip it up when it is 

 nearly sufficiently boiled. 



Guyang, to bathe as brutes, especially as bufTaloes in the rivers; by rolling and submer- 

 ffing themselves in the water. 



Habëk, to strike with violence, with a will, with all one's might. 



Habéssi, arabic, Abyssinian ; an Ethiopian. 



Habot, heavy, rarely used, but sometimes it occurs. It is properly Javanese. The word 

 is heard compounded with Para, Parabot, tools , implements: with which our word 

 has evidently a common origin — things which are heavy (47). 



(46) Goshtt, Skr. an assembly, a meeting; family connections, but especially the dependant or junior 

 branches. Wilson. The Waisyas appear thus by tliis title as having been received and considered 

 as adoptive junior members of the biglier caste, the Xatriyas. We can see in this case, which is, 

 at least apparently (perhaps by falsified laws of more modern times,) unheard of in India, that this 

 mixture was possible on Java and Bali. Buddhism might have had some influence upon this con- 

 descendance of the Xatriyas. But there might be also some doubt as to the time, when first the 

 strict distinction was introduced even in India. At Bali Dewas (Xatriyas) and Gusti s Waisyas) 

 ïntermarry. — Fr. 



(47) Habot, Jav. is the same as haivrat, Mal. brat; the r being elided as in many cases (or 

 perhaps added in brat, hawrat, — but this is not so likely!), cf. orang , Jav. wong, Bal. wwang; 

 bras, Bal. ba-as, Sund. béas; kring Balin. hing and many others; the ha , rather a alters nothing. — 

 Parabot or prabot I should derive from buat, to do; for the purpose or use of; prabuat, all what is 

 for the purpose of doing, of working. Fr. 



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