246 A DICTIONAEY SUNDANESE 



Laut,' the sea, the ocean. This word is apparently of Sanscrit origin and means S alt-wa- 

 ter. Lawanoda, C. 605. Lawana, salt and l/da, water, the sea of salt water; and 

 ought thus properly to be written Laioud, according to this etymology. The word 

 Laut for sea, prevails mostin Suraatra and Java, but does not appear to have penetrated 

 into the Great Pacific. On the Western side of the Archipelago it is found in conjunction 

 with Sagara , which is another Sanscrit term for sea. The furthest east where a word resem- 

 bling Laut for sea is found, is on the Talaut islands, a group between Gilolo and 

 Mindanao, where the word Lauri occurs for sea, which may be derived from La ^ 

 Lawana C. 602 Salt, and Wari, C. 638 water. It is not a little strange that two 

 Sanscrit words should be found in the Archipelago to represent the sea , both analy- 

 zable into salt water; yet that the word to express the idea of water is, in one case, 

 Uda, and in the other Wari, two Sanscrit words, which point to a very early and 

 extensive influence of the natives of continental India on this part of the world. The 

 spice trade must have brought the navigators of the continent , and their name for the 

 sea , to such remote regions. 

 Laut-kidul, the South sea, the sea to the South of Java, to which many mysterious 



influences are ascribed, as the Javanese know of no other land in that direction. 

 Lautan, the high seas, the open seas- Nyabrang lautan, to cross the seas. 

 Lawai, appearance, quality. Pare diga kij/o lawai na, paddy of this appearance. 

 La wan, to oppose, to resist, to stand in opposition to, to compete with , to rival ; an ene- 



my , a foe , a rival , an antagonist ; a match , a mate , a fellow. 

 La wang, a door, a gate. 



L a w a n g a n , to set up a door ; to put a door or gate in house or fence. 

 La was, old, ancient; a long time ago. Lumbur laicas, the old village. Geus lawas , it is 



a long time ago. (Jav. Balin. idem.) 

 Lawayan, a bambu frame made like X, to wind threacl upon, in order to be able to 



put it up in hanks. 

 Lawayan, as Tunjang lawayan, a diagonal prop or shore. 

 Lawé, thread for weaving, more usually called Kantéh. 



Lawu, a mountain in Java, to the East of Solo, 10.414 feet high. It stands as an im- 

 mense circular mass by itself, and hence probably its name of- the Gourd, as it is 

 the same as Labu, O 604, a gourd. Lawu, Wilsons Sanscrit Dictionary Page 754, 

 a pumpkin, gourd; Cucurbita lagenaria. On the Lawu are found the old Hindu re- 

 mains of Suku. The group of the -Lawu seems more especially to bear Polynesian 

 names, which have reference to vegetables or cooking. Thus a little to the South of 

 the chief mass of the Lawu is the Gunung Baligo. The Baligo is a variety of gourd , 

 the Cucurbita Villosa of Blume, and Léor of the Sunda language. Gunung hikusan, 

 is a neighbouring mountain and means the conical basket in which rice and greens are 

 steamed. Gunung kendil , is another and means , a pan , a pot , a kettle. 

 Layang, to soar, to float in the air. 



