274 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



I took kim for a beast. Marukan ajnng na, laju tojy bai dl bawa, lic took it to be 

 meant for himself, and seizing hold of it, took it away. 



Marunda, a variety of Mango so called. 



Maryëm, a great gun, a cannon. 



Mas, gold, golden; a jeweller's weight. 



Mas, C. 525, a small stone , a pebble ; a part, a portion. 

 Massa, C. 526, a small coin so called. 



Mïisha, C. 540, a sort of kidney bean, phaseolus radiatus : a jeweller's weight, 

 the seed of the Abrus precatorius, and weighing about 17 grs : troy. Mas is the name 

 for gold in almost all the languages of the Archipelago , and was probably adopted 

 from the Indian Mas or Masha, a weight for gold, which the Indian traders would, 

 every where, have in use , when purchasing from the natives. In Letty alone, one 

 of the Serwatti group, east of Timor, is stili preserved the final a in their word 

 Masa^ gold. Timbang mas , gold weight, said when any particular care or minute- 

 ness is used in weio-hins;. See Sa mas — Domas. 



Mas, a title of rank amongst the natives of Java, below Raden, which see. The word 

 is prefixed to their usual Mohammedan name as- Mas Muhammad , Mas Nargan &c. The 

 word very likely comes from Mas, C. 525, fish , flesh. As the Radens are of the 

 blood (royal) , so those denominated Mas, are only of the flesh, being the next me- 

 taphorical approach to royalty. 



Mas Ka win, literally — „the gold of marriage'' 1 — the money agreed upon to be paid for a 

 wife. This is never actually paid down at a marriage , but is agreed upon , and deter- 

 mined as to amount, and is to be forfeited by the party who insists upon a divorce. 

 The Mas Katoin forms a point of agreement at the settlement of marriage between 

 all persons of property. It is agreed upon with a view to be a check on either par- 

 ty wishing for a divorce on insufficiënt grounds. 



Masa, Portuguese 3Ias. A word expressing doubt. Is it likely, just as if, forsooth. Ma- 

 sa aing daik mérê , Is it likely that I wiil give. Masa sia daik mayar , lammi to bo- 

 gah hutang , just as if you would pay, if you had no debt. 



Masa kat, poor, indigent, without means. 



Ma si git, the mosque, the Mohammedan temple, or house of prayer. l\lésji,d^ Marsden 

 32:3 , Mosque in Arabic, 



Masih, yet, still, continuously so. Masih ke'néh bai, it still remains so; tlicy are still 

 there. Masih hayang , do you still want some ? 



Mas ing, separate, separately, distinctly, individually. 



Masinikën, under the supposition- talk of. Masinikën daik kade, geus lila aiujgeus , un- 

 der the supposition, that it could become good, it would long ago have been done. 

 Masinikën nyokot pare, gerrah de bayar h-Jula, talk of laying hold of the paddy, hc 

 quick and pay first. 



Mas-masan, golden trinkets. 



