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transformed it into Nurjaya. Nri is the most simple form of Nara , man , in Sanscrit , 

 as there is Nripati for Narapati , lord of men. 



Narapati, Clough 311 , from Nara, a man, and Pati , a lord, a king , a sovereign. 

 Nra , Clough 344, a man, individually or collectively , mankind. Narapati, Clough 

 344, one of the names of Kuvera, the Indian god of riches ; a king, a sovereign. 

 On the Gunung Nurjaya exists , cut upon a rock in situ , the mark of a man's foot, 

 which may perhaps help to show that the Nur applies to Nara, a man. Nurjaya will 

 then mean „ the triumphant man. " (This might be also a sign of Buddhism formerly 

 prevailing. Fr.) 



Nusa, an island. This appellation is given to many small islands throughout the Eastern 

 Archipelago and may probably be of Sanscrit origin , as it is similar to the Greek 

 Nesos , an island. The word rarely occurs in the Sunda , but is still heard in old 

 accounts of the first arrival of Europeans , who are said to have come to Nusa Kalapa, 

 or the islands at the moutli of the Tangerang River, or the Chisidani. See Sunda, 

 Kalapa , also Kambangan for Nusakambangan. 



Nusa Antara, the ancient name of the island of Madura. See Raffles vol. 2. page 92. 

 Antara , C. 33 , within , between , amongst , also without , outside — and may have been 

 called so from either dividing the Java sea , at the east end of Java , or from lying 

 outside of the main land of Java. Antaraya, C. 33, an obstacle, an impediment, An- 

 taripa, C. 33, an island. 



Nutu, to beat or pound out rice from the straw in the village rice blocks. 



Nuturkën, to follow , to track , to chase. 



N u w a , see Nua. 



Nya, yes, indeed, verily, it is true. Is it true ? Nya tafi sia maling kotoJc? Is it true 

 you stole the fowls ? Nya bai geus undur , indeed he has gone away. 



Nya- ah feeling affection for, having compassion for. Regret to make use of — or destroy. 

 Compunction. JBudak sok nya — ah ka indung na, a child has affection for its mother. 

 Nya-ah amat ka nu di gebugan , to feel great compassion for those who are flogged. 

 Naun, to nya-ah ka banda batur , what have no regret , (or compunction) in des- 

 troying another , man's property. To nja-ah ka kuda , he has no compassion for his 

 horse. 



N y a b r a n g , to go across a river or any piece of water. Hayang nyabrang , I want to go 

 across the river. Nyabrang lautan , to cross the seas. 



N y a b u r , to splash or swim in water. 



Nyachag, to chop or cut up , to hack , to cut with a weapon. 



N y a c h a s , clear, defined , distinctly related , intelligible. Jélhna éta nyachas amat , that 

 man tells an intelligible story. 



N y a d a p , to tap palm trees , especially the kawung palm in order to extract the toddy , 

 and from it to boil down the sugar ; to make jagory sugar from palm wine. 



Nyadak, It can't be true! you joke! impossible ! you d'ont say so! to talk at random ; 

 to talk vauntingly. 



