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luhur gunung , on the top of the mountain. JDi luhur , on the top , above. 

 Luis, sleek and clean. 

 Luk, the idiomatic expression to indicate anything bending down or curving round like a 



hoop. A bend, a twist. See Ngëluk, Pëluk , Tëluk. Sabraha luk dëui iyo clwi manan 



daik datang, how many more bends are there in this river before we arrive. 

 Luku, to plough; a plough. (Jav. Batav. Waluku. Luku is an abbreviation). 

 Lukuu, the quids of Sëurëuh tied up in a particular manner , which are carried and pre- 



sented by the parents of the man to the parents of an intended bride, when a mar- 



riage contract is agreed upon; this is done in the ceremony of Ngalamar. 

 Lukut, moss, any small mossy vegetable incrustation. 

 Luluguh, the chief person, the leading man whom other follow. The chief ingrediënt in 



any compound. The original outlay. 

 Luluh, to trample on and mix up; to knead. To trample on earth so as to kuead it, in 



order to make a stifF homogenous clay for the purpose of making bricks or tiles. (Jav. 



Luluh, melted; Lulmoan, clay, wherefrom bricks are made). 

 Luluhur, a progenitor who has become deifyed. This idea still adheres to the Sunda 



people from ancient pagan times, that their progenitors were a sort of demi-gods, and 



that they have still a supernatural influence over human actions. The word is derived 



from Luhur , high , elevated. (The same idea as on Bali prevails about the Pitara , the 



ancestors, who are called also Buyut. Fr). 

 Lul ui, to prepare ketan rice by putting it in a bit of bambu which is then stuck into the 



fire or among embers to cook. The bambu burns but the rice is withdrawn in due 



time properly cooked. 

 Lulumbungan, to catch fish by piling up a heap of stones in the river, amongst which 



the fish creep, mostly small ones. At intervals a large casting net is thrown over the 



heap of stones and the fish secured. The Etymon of this word — Lumbung , is in Ma- 



lay and Javanese , a granary , but is not used in Sunda. 

 Lulup, to steep in mud, as is done with some barks preparatory to making them into 



string or cords, which process renders the material durable. Tali lulup, is string so 



treated. (Jav. Lulup, a string, or cord made of the bark of the Waru-tree, from 



which a kind of rough clothing is made. Gericke.) 

 Lulurung, an avenue , the passage between two rows , as of planted trees or the like. 

 Lulut, a fine chain, as for watches &c. Fine gold or silver chain. 

 Lumaku, to have employment, work or occupation. (Derived from Laku in the common 



Javanese way). 

 Lumampu, to exert oneself; to do anything for a livelyhood. (Cf. Jav. Larnpu and Ma- 



lay Lampoh or Lampau). 

 Lumar, name of a sort of fungus growing on old trees or rotten wood and which shines 



bright in the dark. Called also Supa lumar, the lumar fungus. 

 Lumar, dim- sighted, obscure or perverted in vision. 



