238 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Kuyuk, Iwung or young sprouts of Bambu, put in the water to soak before boiling; 



for eating. The young bambu sprouts so soaked. 

 Kwali, a large pan for boiling in. A cauldron. 

 La-as, said of the leaves of forest trees, which have been cut down, and which rot and 



drop off from long continued rain, before the whole can be burnt. 

 Laban, a tree with white, hard, good wood, also called Kayu arak, Vitex. leueoxylon. 

 Labaran, the great Mohammedan festival held at the new raoon, on the expiration of 



the Puasa or fasting month. (Batav. Zëbaran. Jav. Zëbar, to be at the end; vanished. 



Thus Zëbaran the end of the fasting month; puasa ^ Scr. upavusa, fast, fasting. Fr.) 

 Labaran Haji, a Mohammedan festival held on the lOth. of the month of Haji, after 



two days fasting, which fasting is, however, observed only by the very strict part of 



the population, and not by the masses. This is the time when the pilgrims at Mecca 



collect to perform certain ceremonies, and obtain the right of becoming a Haji, and 



thus to wear a white turban. 

 Labar-lébér, said of any vessel which is so f uil of water or other liquid , that with the 



least motion it runs over. Susukan Jcurang jëro , labar - lébér sapanjang na , the canal 



wants cleepening, the water runs over along the whole length of it. 

 Labët, the spot where the Lulu/mr (which see) is to be conciliated, which is generally 



on some mountain top , as if he had left his mark there , which is frequentty imagined 



to be the case , from finding there some vestiges of ancient times. Impression , mark ; 



ancient vestige. 

 Labrang, the shrouds of a ship, the ropes which support the mast. 

 Labu, a gourd, a Calabash; Cucurbita lagenaria. Labu, C. 604 a gourd, a pumpkin. 



(Jav, Laiou Scr. Zdwu idem.) 

 Labuh, to slip and fali on the ground, as a man in walking. To bring to, as a ship; 



to anchor. (Mal. idem. Jav. Mal. to let fall, to anchor.) 

 Labuhan-bulan, holes which are found sunk in the ground naturally, especially where 



limestone formations prevail with natural cavities. The words Labuhan-bulan mean , 



anchorage place of the moon , thereby indicating that the native fancies that these holes 



have been caused by the moon going to rest there. Similar holes occur in limestone 



districts in England where they are called Shake -holes. 

 Labur, to pour out, to start, as gram, rice or similar matter emptied out of a bag upon 



the ground or floor of a store. 

 Lachak, mark, tracé, track of a man or of any animal on the ground. (Jav. idem.) 

 Lachur, disappointed in getting anything. Anything tried for in vain. 

 Lada, peppery, pungent. Lada, C. 606, the beetle creeper. Lada in Malay is peppér, 



which in Sunda is called Pëdës. Sirëum lada , a black variety of ant found on trees 



whose bite is pungent. 

 Ladaëun, having a peppery pungent taste- being warm and pungent. 

 Ladang, the money or other goods got in exchange for anything sold. Ladang paré T 



the money got by selling paddy. Ladang kuda di paké mëuli këbo , the sale money of 



the horse was used to buy a buffaloe. 



