310 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



lan gedé, and straiglitways he foliowed the mam road. 

 Ngi g ë 1 , to strut and show oneself with pride. To make postures as in native dancing. To fling 



the arms about and turn a pirouette. The strutting of a peacock. 

 Ngiji, to become one, from the word Siji, one. This word is applied to the constant rain 

 which falls during the northwest monsoon , when it keeps dripping day and night. 

 Musin ngiji, the rainy season, from December to March. 

 Ngiklak, cut and hanging open like a wound. A piece of flesh hanging down from the 



result of a wound from some cutting instrument. 

 Ngiles, to slip out of the way, to disappear, to sneak away. Ulah sokleuïci ngiles , d'ont 



be al way s trying to sneak off. 

 Ngili, to hide oneself, to skulk, to be concealed. Ka mana ngili na, where has he hid 



himself. 

 Ngilu, to follow, to go after. See Hu. 

 Ngimpi, to dream. 

 Ngingonan, to feed a man. to supply with provisions; to provide with food and the re- 



quisites for daily life including Seurëuh and its accompaniments. 

 Nginjëum, to borrow. (Cf. Mal. Pinjam). 

 Ngirik, to rub paddy grains from the straw by tramplmg on it with the feet, for the 



purpose of planting in the humahs. 

 Ngirim, a modification of Kirim to sencl — to entrust to the care of another person, to 



entrust, to recommend to another's care. To send; sent. 

 Ngiring'ih, laugbing and at the same time showing the teeth. Grinning. Pakarang 

 na ngiring'ih bai cli taneuh , his weapon laid grinning (out of the sheath) on the ground. 

 Ngisër, to move, to cause to change place. Ngiser! move up, shove up. 

 Ngiwat, to run away with a woman. To elope. 

 Ngiwi, mulierem subire. The same as Ngéwé. 

 N g o c h o r , to run as water , to flow. Chai ngochor ha susuhan , the water runs into the 



canal. See Bochor. 

 Ngoda, useless, of no use; labour in vain. Uninhabited- saidof a tract of country without 



inhabitants. 

 Ngohkoh, a frequent and troublesome cough; constantly coughing aloud. In a larger 



degree what ngéhkéh is in a smaller one. 

 Ngojai, to swim, to noat in water. 



Ngoko, the rough or vulgar dialect of the Javanese language, as contradistinguished 

 from the Krama or refined. The Ngoko is used by a man of higher rank towards an 

 inferior , who must use the Krama or refined language in return. 

 N gok oh, to have plenty without trouble, particularly in eating; to glut yourself. 

 Ng o let rak, to become exposed, uncovered by water; said of the bed of a river or its 



stones so exposed , when the water is dammed off into a canal. 

 Ngolong, to make love , as the young native men do to their sweethearts , by going to 



