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I must submit that my meaning tells better with the whole circumstance of the case. (55) 



Jara, an awl, a bracl-awl. Ara., C. 815, a shoemakers awl. 



Jarah, running wild in jungle, at large, not nightly penned up. K&bo jarah, a bufFaloe 

 that is left to take care of itself in the jungle. (Jav. idem.) 



Ja rak, name of a class of plants, as Jarah pagër, Jatropha curcas, much planted in hed- 

 ges about gardens or on sides of the roads. Jatropha multifida, a variety introduced 

 from America, and called simply Jarah. Jarak jitun, the olive jarak, used for 

 making oil, and which is vulgarly called JPalma Christi, Ricinus communis. The 

 oli of the latter plant is much used in ship building , makes goocl putty etc. but 

 is unfit to eat. 



Jariji, the middle finger. (Jav. The first finger; or universally the fingers.) 



Jariji manis, the ring finger. 



Jaring'au, name of a dark green sedgy plant; much used in Jampé or incantations , cal- 

 led in Javanese Dringo , and Crawfurd gives for Malay- Daringgu , acorus terrestris. 

 Clough gives two words for assafoetida- Jaranan, C. 206 and Hingu, C. 792 of which 

 two words the Sunda word appears to be compounded, coalescing into Jaring^au. The 

 Sundas may have heard both these words from the Indians, and joined them together 

 to be sure of the article. It is much used by women in cliilcl- birth and is supposed 

 to charm aAvay evil spirits. From this circumstance it may be derived from JarE, 

 C. 206 a noted female demon, and Hingu, the hingu of such demoness. Or it may be 

 a corruption of Jarayu, C. 206, the womb, the uterus, a fretus. 



To explain what Assafoetida is I cannot do better than give the article from Wail- 

 ly's French Dictionary — Plante ombellifère de Perse, ou Merde du, Diable, gomme, 

 resine rougeatre amère et a odeur d'ail , que donne sa racine ; les peuples d'Asie la 

 recherchent et en aiment 1'odeur. — At Page 258 Clough says that Dara is the Eloo 

 form of Jara, and this may account for the word occuring as Jaringau and Daringgu 

 which latter Crawfurd gives and calls it acorus terrestris. 



Jaro, a headman in the Bantam districts. A village chief who is elsewhere called Mandor. 



Jarong, a weed with numerous hairy seeds along a stifF terminal spike. 



Ja rum, a needie. (Mal. Jav. idem.) 



Jarumat, to darn, especially a gunny or gëbang bag. (Jav. Jrumat , ^©j«sr^ N id.) 



Jasah, very bad, exceedingly. It mostly implies exceedingly bad, but sometimes from 



(55) The question about nBurung DaraK'' depends only upon the way of writing the word 

 »Darah". Marsden sub voce Marapati gives iiBurung Daral". The Javanese Dictionary gives v>~Bu- 

 rung DÏLra.. I am much inclined to follow Marsden, because he was the most judicious and care- 

 ful man, who ever meddled with these poor languages. Dar ah, every body knows is blood-Ddrd, 

 Jav. Mal. a maiden, but in Sanscrit a wife. Fr. 



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