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mune. lts native country appears to be the Moluccos, but it is now plentifully 



planted about the European towns in Java, and used for shading the public roads. 

 Ka nas, a Pine apple. Name derived from the European word Ananas. It grows now 



very abundantly every where, but lias always been planted by man. Bromelia Ananas. 

 Kanchana, golden, gold. Kaohana, C. 118, turmeric; also the name of several plants 



and trees, which they bear in consequence of the yellow colour of their flowers, as 



the Champaka &c. (Kanchana Skr. means gold ,• it is a very common word in Kawi ; the 



Javanese called formerly the southern part of Borneo Nusa Kanchana, the island of 



gold. Fr.) 

 Kan ch ara, name of the largest and best fish of the mountain rivers. Called in Malay 



Tambra. (Perhaps called Tambra from the copper-colour of one species Fr.) 

 Kanchëuh, fallen ill again in sickness; having got a relapse. 

 Kan c hing, a button; a bolt, a peg of woocl or iron driven in to hold some other object 



fast. (Jav. Mal. idem.) 

 K a n c h i n g a n , to fasten with a Kancliïng ; to bolt , to bar , to button. To fasten by 



driving in a peg. 

 Kancholah, a Braggaclocio, a swaggerer. Said of a man who wants to carry every 



•thing with a high hand. 

 Kanchur, the metal of a cast iron pan worked up for an inferior kind of steel. 

 Kandang, a pen, a fold, inclosure, shed for cattle. (Mal. Jav. idem mm ' m ), 



Kandang We si, Iron cage. A place so called in ancient Javanese history, and most 



probably in Jam pang of the Prianger Eegencies. 

 Kan dar, to drag, to pull along, to haul. 

 Kan das, aground, ashore, grounded. Cleaned out, all gone to the last article. Said 



of any article which was being distributed , but is now done. 

 Kandayan, part of the native weaving apparatus. The frame for holding the Kèrékans, when 



the pattern is given to the cloth, and then wound round the Pihanéan. 

 Kanclayang Tani, a female character. A sort of goddess presiding over agriculture. 



KzLnana, C 118, a forest, a grove, and Dayang , vide voce. Tani in Sunda, indus- 



trious. Thus the „ Forest-damsel who is industrious". Agriculture began by feiling 



the forest and making humahs. (Q2). 



(62) The Sanscrit word kanda (with two cerebral letters) has besides other significations , for in- 

 stance »a chapter of a book" also that of » opportuaity, season"; yang will be nothing else than 

 hyang, as explained in this dictionary sub voce, cf. Guriang , sang hyang, Kamald hjang etc. Kan- 

 da {h)yang tani appears thus to be the goddess of season, of the just time (for worhing the field.) 

 Tani nieans in Javanese and Balinese »the agriculturists , the country people" in opposition to the 

 lazy people of the towns (negara, nëgri) ivho live with the princes and other great men. In the 

 mouth of the country peop*le means wong tani certainly a brave, honest, industrious man, but with 

 the people of the towns it has rather the meaningofa brutal, not civilized fellow, who is only good 



