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Ling'as, wild, and avoiding the familiarity of man; said of wild animals. Said of a skit- 

 tish horse which gets easily afraid. Said of a man wlio skulks out of the way for fear 

 of being apprehended. 



Lingga, name of an island on the East coast of Sumatra between Bangka and Singapore. 

 It has a tall peak on it high 3604 Rhineland feet, which may have been fancifully 

 taken for the Lingga, or Linga, C. 607, the penis, the phallus of Siwa under that 

 emblem; according to the Hindu philosophy the Androgynal symbol of the creative 

 power Brahma, to whom, as not being the living god but an agent or emanation of 

 the suprème being, no temples are erected or dedicated. 



In the Singapore Journal vol 5 Page 544 we have the following remark about this 

 island. — „Lingga, an island on the East coast of Sumatra. It is almost a perfect Tri- 

 nacria; it is volcanic, conical and cleft, and thus combines four Hindu mysticisms, 

 the explanation of which, in addition to its Hindu name, will form a long chapter for 

 any one willing and able to undertake that work. The equinoctial line passes almost 

 through the centre of the island". 



Linggis, a crowbar, a rod of iron used as a gaveloc. 



Linglung, forgetful as an old man. 



Lingsig, quick, expeditious ; having time. 



Lingsir, descending, declining; Mata poi geus lingsir , the sun has begun to decline. 

 The sun has passed the meridian. (Jav. Mal. Bal. idem.) 



Lini, an earthquake. Lina, C. 608, hidden , concealed. Is the Sunda word derived from 

 this ? as the Earthquake arises from a „hidden source". Linayi it is concealed , contrac- 

 ted into Lini. (Balin. Linu. Jav. a£iti7n\ Lindu). 



Lintang, a star, more generally called Béntang. 



L i n t ë u h , fat , corpulent , in good case. 



Linting, to scorch and bruise, as in preparing some roots for food. 



Linu, on edge, as the teeth from any unpleasant grating or sound. 



Li o, a place where briks and tiles are made, a brickery. 



L i p 1 a p , a person whose parents are one of them European and the other native. Mostly born 



of a native mother by an European father. 

 L i p u t , covered over with anything , as with earth , with water &c. &c. 

 Liron, to take in turns , turn and turn about; a person assisting another by helping at 



some work in return. 

 L i r o n k ë n , to take in turns , especially said of sawahs left to a family of children , each. 



works the sawah for a year and then passes it on to another. 

 L i s a n , word , speech. 

 L i s u n g , the stem of a tree cut out like a boat with a flat bottom ; it has a conical hole also 



at one end, in this implement paddy is pounded and reduced to rice in every viilage. 



A rice-block. 

 Lita, covered over, buried under, as under water, under the surface of the ground. Any- 



