252 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Lëunclia, a shrubby plant. Solanum nigrum. 



Lëunchang, and lëunchangëun, said of the skin rubbed sore or chafed. 



Leung'an, the hand. The fore leg of a beast, especially when killed for food. The fruit 



stem of the Kawung Palm tree , from which is tapped the toddy , which is boiled down 



into Java Sugar. Panjang lëungan , long handed , means a thief. (Cf. Mal. Tangan. Jav, 



and also Mal. ^Simi\ lengen, :-$ langan, the fore arm). 

 et ^t ij 



Lëung'it, to lose, lost. The same etymon is heard in the Malay word Hang, to lose. 



Leung'itan, lost, disappeared , gone without our knowledge. Uneasy al missing. 



Lëungsir, name of a tree. Irena glabra. 



Lëunyai, a glow-worm. Lampyris noctiluca. 



Lëupas, let go, discharged, set at liberty. FloAvn or run away. Remote, going quickly 



or far. Lëupas nakër, he went off very rapidly. Lëupas manuh éta lamun Har, that 



bird goes far away when it goes abroad. (Jav. Lëpas. Mal. Lapas). 

 Lëupaskën, to let go, to liberate , to discharge. 

 Lëupëut, either këtan or common rice put up in small packages, made of young cocoa 



nut leaves, either already boiled or preparatory to cooking, used to take on journeys. 

 Lëusëuhan, to use for the first time, to make a first trial with. Ngalëusëuhan samping 



anyar , to wear for the first time a new cloth. Ngalëusëuhan pang giling an anyar , taking 



a first trial with a new mill. 

 Leut, the idiomatic expression of coming into sight, of making appearance, as growing 



up as a erop of anything on the ground. Leut bai datang manuh na , and the birds 



made their appearance in a flock. Zeul bai jélëma moro, and the people made their 



appearance in a crowd. Leut bai pare na gëdé, and the paddy had grown up and looked 



thriving. 

 Leut, and lëut-lëutan, an interruption , a space between , at intervals. See LTeulëut , and 



Sêlat. 

 Lëutak, mud, mire, wet clay. ' 



Lëutik, small, diminutive. The final syllable is evidently Tika, C. 216 little, small in 



quantity, few. Nu lëutik, those of humble degree, the common people. Lëutik ang'ën, 



faint hearted, wanting courage. 

 Lëuwëk-liy ëuk, staring about, looking in all directions, prying about. 

 Lëuwëung, a forest, a wilderness. Lëuwëung manwangan, an ancient untouched forest. 



Lëuiuëung ganggong, old forest. 

 L ë u w i , a deep spot in a river with little current , called in Malay Këdung. This word often 



inters into the composition of proper names of places, as Lëuivi Liang , name of an es- 

 state under Buitenzorg. 

 L ë u w i h , more , in excess. Lëuiuih hadé , better , more good. Leuwih janglcong , talier , 



more tall. Lëuioih jëro , deej:>er. Lëuioih tëuyn , vastly in excess. (Mal. LebeJi. Jav. Luwik.) 

 L ë u y i r , late in the season , long in coming to perfection or ripening. Pare léuyir , late 



paddy , long in ripening. Ui pëlak na geus leuyir , it was late in the season when it 



was planted. 



