288 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Mam, to eat, to take food; a rather cavalier expression. Musim pëchëklilc, owoh gëusan 

 mam , it is the season of scarcity of food , and we have nothing to eat. (Batav. Used 

 in adressing children). 



Mama, an uncle or aunt , indifferently whether younger or older than the parents of 

 the person to whom it applies , an uncle or aunt in general , without reference to age. 

 See Uah and Paman. Mama, C. 537, a maternal uncle. A father's sister's husband. 



Mam ah, to chew, to macerate in the mouth. (Jav. Mal. idem. Cf. Mam , in stead of maham). 



Mam aha, to assassinate, to secretly make away with , to murder. 



Mama la, anything or person lying in the way, so as to impede or render unsafe the pas- 

 sage. Said of a wild animal which makes a road unsafe. Mala, C. 521, according to 

 Elu authorities (mra to die?) a Vedda, a forester, one who lives by liis bow. Dead, 

 deceased , extinct. 



Mamangse'n, an inkstand; soraething to put ink or man g si in. 



Mamanik, the pomum Adami, the projection on a rnan's throat; also the upper part of 

 the throat, close to the root of the tongue. 



Mamarakan, name of a creeper in the jungle. 



Mamayu, to recover the appetite after a fit of illness. Feeding greedily after illness has gone 

 off. Ficking up the flesh. 



Mampu, having the means; possessed of property. To mampu mayar , unable to pay. Jé- 

 lëma mampu , a man with means. (Batav. idem.) 



Mana, where, in what place. Di mana , in what spot; where. Ka mana, towhere; where 



are you going. The word is often rendered forcible by duplication. Bi mana mana gé 



sia molial bisa urus, in whatever place you live, you will never do any good. (Mal. 



idem. Jav. he, that; he there , that there; suc/i , such a one). 



Mana, meaning, signification , sense. Marsden says it is arabic, but it is also Singhalese : 



-tij' 

 Mana, C. 514 to know, to understand. (Arabic i &/0 Ma'nd, significatio , sensus; the 



Ceylonese word to be derived from the sanscrit root man to think. Fr.) 

 Manan, before, than, more than. A word formed of mana, where, and the constructive 

 partiele an. This suggests an idea of comparison. Where of the (two or number). 

 Manan is used in forming the comparative degree. Iijo liadè manan itu, this is better 

 than that. Daik manan , the more preferable ; I would rather have this alternative. Siji 

 dëui manan mahi, we must have one more before we have enough. See Pang. 

 Mancha-nagara, the provinces of a kingdom , which are at a distance from the chief 

 seat of government. Mancha, C. 506 derived from maclii to be high or tall- a bed, 

 a bedstead; a plat form , a scaffold ; an elevated shed raised on bambus in a cornfield 

 &c, where a watchman is stationed to protect the corn from cattle , birds , wild beasts 

 &c; a sort of throne or chair of state, or the platform on which it is raised. Our 

 Mancha-nagara , are therefore outlying districts , or district watch stations , where an 

 officer is put to watch the interests of the sovereign. (I suppose mancha to be derived 

 from pancha, five, the five (outside) towns. Fr.) 



