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Manuk Haur, Pica. The little bird, black and white, frequent about garuens; it is a 



magpie in miniature. See Karawachi. 

 Manuk Langgir, the scorpion bird. A very handsome bird, size of a martin ; brown and 



lisrht blue feathers : burrows in soft banks. 

 Manusa, a human being, mankind. Of same import as the following word which it 



closely resembles. Manuska, C. 537. a man, mankind. 

 Afanusiya, a human being, mankind. Man as distiüguished from brutes. Manushya , 



and Manusha, C. 516 & 537, man, mankind. 

 Manwang'an, ancient and untouched. Leuweurig manwang''an, a primeval forest. 

 Man y ar, name of a bird often very troublesome about ripening paddy. The bird is of 



the size of a sparrow , which it somewhat resembles , being brownish in colour , but it 



has a little red on its head. 

 Manyaré, the fruit stem of a cocoa nut, after the fruit has been gathered; withered 



cocoa nut fruit stem. 

 Manyëupa, name of a small but handsome bird, with a scarlet head. 

 Ma pa, to go on foot, to walk, to perform a journey on foot. 

 M a p a 1 , to feed on grass or tender shrubs : to graze , to browse. 

 M ara da, to assist a poor or indigent person to discharge his debt. 

 Marah, properly Ki marah, name of a tree in young jungle. Mappa Tomentosa. 

 M a r a i , to pay , to discharge a debt or obligation. To bisa marai , I cannot pay. 

 Marak, to take fish by diverting the stream and laying the bed and fish dry. Much 



practised in mountain streams, where such a process is easily managed. 

 Mar ara t, poor, indigent, needy. 

 Maras-mir'is, simpering, having the appearance of self-sufficiency. Showing symptoms 



of delight. Laughinsc in one's sleeve. 

 Mardika, free, not in slavery. At large; not subject to any imposition or restraint. 



Mardika Lutung , free as the Lutung monkey. A favorite native expression. 

 Ma rek, to await the orders of a superior. (Jav. Parak, Marak; cf. Parek). 

 Mar eng, said of the year; Tahun maréng , a year in which there are equal proportions 



of sun and rain , neither in excess. 



Marikh, Ar: the planet Mars. (f\j ^ Mirrikh). 



Maringkil, mischievous, wicked. Using all kinds of low and dirty means to do another 

 person an injury. Jahil maringkil , malicious and evil-doing. These two words are al- 

 most synonymes, but generally joined together to encrease the force of the expression. 



Marinio, a petty village official, the assistant of the mandor or headman. 



Maripat, Ar: knowledge of God. (^ Ma'rifat, notitia; familiaritas. Freytag). 



Mar ukan, said when one thing is taken for another: labourin£ under a mistake. Wat 

 aya jélema di leuweung , marukan satoa , so there is a man in the forest (or jungle), 



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