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Jangkrik, name of an orthopterous insect, a kind of cricket or gryllus, about an inch 

 long wïth serrated legs, and with wings. The wings, however, are often seen in the 

 embryo state. These Jangkriks are often made to fight for the amusement of the behol- 

 ders. It is found in shallow holes and does not burrow deep like its congener the 

 Kasir which see. 



Jangkung, tall, high in stature, Jélêma na jangkung, the person is tall. Si jangkung, 

 the micldle finger. 



Jang 1 o-jang 1 o, a pick-axe, an iron instrument for grubbing up roots and stones. 



Jan tra, a spinning wheel: more commonly called Kitichir. Any wlieel or machine which 

 revolves. Chi Jantrö, name of a rivulet on Lengkong Estate. Yantra, C. 569 a machine 

 in general, any implement or apparatus: a diagram of a mystical nature or astrological 

 character. 



Jantung, the heart (anatomically). 



Jantur, a large but young cock, often devoid of feathers about the rump. A yoüng 

 but full-grown fighting cock. 



lapara, name of a Residency in Java, of which the chief place is now Pati, as the old 

 town of Japara on the sea coast in the bay of Samarang was found inconvenient. Ja- 

 para was the seat of a great trade before the arrival of Europeans in the East. It 

 will be derived from Ja contracted from Jaya, C. 206, victory, conquest, triumph , 

 and Para, C. 387 a way, a road, a path; forming Japara, the triumphant way or 

 road, as it may have been the seat of the Spice and other valuable trade, where the 

 people of the continent of India came to meet the traders of the Archipelao-o, who 

 brought their rich wares so far, as to a common emporium. It was probably the 

 Ye-pho-thi, Yaioadiuipa of the Chinese voyager and Buddhist priest, called Fa Rian who 

 visited it in AD 415 on his return from India to China. The Portuguese immedia- 

 tely erected a fort at Japara which of itself bespeaks the importance of the place 

 in a commercial view. This fort is now in ruins, but traces of it still remain. It 

 was visited by the Gov. Genl. D. van Twist in 1853 , see Java Courant 10 August 1853. (54) 



Ja pati, a pigeon, a dove; such doves as are kept in cots. Golumba. Called in Malay 



Marapa ti Marsden 322. Ja, C. 208, speedy, swift; victorious, triumphant. Pati, 



C. 355, a lord, a master, an owner, a husband. At the burning of wiclows upon 



the funeral pile of their husbands, it is still usual in Bali and no doubt was also the 



custom on Java in Hindu times to let fly a dove before the widow throws herself into 



(54) Japara like Jahèrta, Jasingha, composed o? Jaya, victory, and para, enemy : tiras implyin«' 

 vanquishing the enemies. The way of composition shows that the Composition was not made by 

 Hindus, but by Javanese. who had no clear idea of forming Sanskrit Composita, otherwise they 

 wonld have called it Parajaya, The analogy of other words commencing with Jaga excuses the 

 «mail mistake. Fr. 



