290 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Mustail, most likely Arabic — that is out of the question. An asseveration of disbelief. You 

 cannot think to make one believe. (Ar. JjksGuw»*, , Mustahü , not true ; absurd ; impossible). 



Mustajab, arabic , unerring, infallible. Certain of its effect. Agreeable, acceptable. (i^jtsuw*, 



Mustajab, admitted, conceded (by God). 

 Mustari, arabic, tlie planet Jupiter. A book of incantations or of divinations. ('JJL*, 



Mushtarin. Freytag). 



Mustika, a bezoar, an amulet; any small stone or object of nature used for a cbarm to 

 cure disease or ward off evil. The possession of such Mustika is thought to give the 

 owner supernatural power. Such Mustika are often concretionary balls found in the 

 stomach of animals. Mustika awi, silicious incrustations sometimes found in the joints 

 of bambu, to which supernatural powers are attributed. Mushtika, C. 553, a gold- 

 smith. Mushti, C. 553, the fist, the closed hand. Perhaps our Mustika, amulet, has 

 gained its name from possesing hidden virtues , as if closed in the hand , but never- 

 theless efficacious. (From Mush, to steal: tldngs concealed!). 



Musuh, an enemy, a hostile opponent. (Mal. idem). 



Musung, having only one testicle. A peculiarity of some animals. 



Muté, beads, beads for stringing. (Scr. Mutya, a pearl. Jav. Mote; Mal. Mutiya). 



Mutëlak, arabic, absolute, general. WaJcil mutelak, plenipotentiary. An agent possessing 



full powers. Hak mutelak , an undoubted right , an absolute right. (jjLk* , MntlaJc , ge- 

 neral, absolute). 



Mu tiara, a pearl. Mutu and Muttika, C. 549 and 550, a pearl. (Scr. Mutya + hdra, a 

 string of pearls). 



Mutuhkën, to cause to be hard up; to cause to become destitute; to put to very great 

 inconvenience. See JButuh. (Jav. Ambutuhken , idem). 



Mu-uk, said of bees which fly out and attack or sting a person or aniraal disturbing 

 their nest. 



Muyënëng, being quiet, tranquil; to mope. Jélema kasusahan muyeneng bai di imah, 

 a man in difficulties, sitting moping in the house. (Cf. Mal. senang, quiet, in peace). 



Muyungkung, all — overish; feeling unwell without exactly knowing what is the matter; 

 out of spirits and unwell. 



Na, The possessive pronoun, hls , her, its. Hulu na lalaki, a man's head ; imah na cwé 

 randa, a widow's house; tungtung na kayu, the end of the wood. It not unfrequent- 

 ly precedes the substantive to which it alludes , when uch substantive is preceded by 

 the preposition di or ka, when it has less of a possessive power. Di na imah, at 

 the house; whereas to make it: at his house, would require another na after imah, as 

 di na imah na; Ka na hadé ma, hanto , as to its being good, no. Na is often used 

 in the sense of our the, but as such it always follows the substantive to which it re- 



