298 A DÏCTIONARY SUNDANESE 



below for numerous examples. By divesting the word of the initial nga , and final an , 



the crude word will be found, which may mostly be further consulted in voce. 

 Ngabadëg, many, plenty, superabundance; more than wanted. 

 Ngabaiawak, to drop in upon a neighbour who is known to have good cheer, and as 



soon as you have got your belly full to walk off. Done in imitation of the Baiawak, 



which see. 

 Ngabakti, to do good actions, to do what a man's faith or religion requires. To make 



reverence or homage. See Bakti. 

 Ngabayuan, to feed, to take care of. To cherish. ■ 



Ngabayut, jammed, grazing along. 

 Ngabëdil, to fire with a gun; to kill by firing at with a fowling piece or Bedil. Nga- 



bedil unchcd to neurale, I fired at a deer, but did not hit it. 

 Ngabëlëlok, to explode , to go off" with a loud report. 

 Ngabëng'uk, sitting cowered in a heap, with the head hanging down, and troubled 



with some difficulty. 

 Ngabësot, slipped or sprungout: disengaged; unconnected by slipping out. 

 Ngabëtok, to set oneself in opposition; to be hard-headed and obstinate. Unwilling to 



comply with any demand. (Jav. een n~i arnji\ Batuh, the forehead). 



Ngabëtrik, to fly back with a spring as a bent stick; to reverberate. 

 Ngabëurëuman, to make red, that is to make any one ashamed of himself. To worst 



an enemy. 

 Ngabihi, a petty title of family rank next below a Rangga, generally heard as Ingabi. 



(Jav. Ngabehi from Jcabeh, many, much. According to Gericke higher in rank than a 



Rangga). 

 Ngabilëng, to stare earnestly , to watch attentively ; to watch without turning off the head or 



eyes. 

 Ngabiti, to strike sideways with the foot. To give a side blow with the leg. (Jav. Am- 



biti, ajn°i°,\ to strike with the fist). 



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Ngabokong, to set the rump against anything so as to lift it; to shove up and along 



with the rump, as a boat in shallow water. See Bobokong. (Jav. Boko?ig , the rump). 

 Ngabrag, to run about at random; to go aroving. To neglect work and go strolling 



about. 

 Ngabugigig, said of a person, especially a woman who is careless about her toilet, 



who never combs her hair, or puts her clothes properly on. Slovenly. 

 Ngabukti, to get possession , to receive as an offering which is due and accepted. To 



obtain. See Bukti. 

 Ngabulak, to bubble or well up like water, in large quantity and with force, 

 Ngabundël, rolled in a heap; collected in a mass. (Jav. Bundel, Kncpinnjn to make a 



knot, to tie up). 

 Ngaburayut, hanging down in a heap, or in a bundie or in a cluster. 



