324 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Nyurup, to set as the sun. Disappeared under water, under the ground &c. Mata pot 



geus nyurup, the san has set. Nu alus iyo bisa nyurup Jca jero bumi, impalpable beino-g 



ean disappear into the ground. (Cf. Nyerep.) 

 Nyuruwuk, to fall as water in a large body with a dull heavy sound, as is the case 



at some large waterfalls. 

 Nyusuk, to cut a canal , to cut a treneh in the earth. See Susukan, a water course, 



a canal. 

 Nyusup, to creep into a hole or covered .spot. To hide oneself; to stow oneself away. 

 Nyusut, to wipe away any wet or moisture , as the sweat from the face or body. To 



rub the nose against another person's face , as the sexes in araourous dalliance. To track 



as a dog by rubbing its nose on the ground or grass. 

 N y u - u k , said of wood which is of coarse grain and will not allow the plane to pass 



smoothly over it. Rising in roughness when planed. Sticking unintentionally into 



the surface, as a stick pushed along the ground, or a cutting instrument going too 



deep into wood. 

 Oah, the wauwau monkey; Hylobates leuciscus. Of a large size, greyish colour and very 



shy. Found only among the mountains and in retired places. Called also Kmoeng, 

 O a r , name of a vigourously growing succulent reed. Flagellaria Indica. 

 O b a h , and O b a h k ë n , moved , changed in place ; to alter ; to change , to vary. Ulah 



dl obahhen, do not move it. Lamunobalt sia the as , if youmove, you will be done for. 

 O b a t , gunpowder. Obat bedil , gunpowder , sporting powder. Obat maryem, cannon pow- 



der. The word is Malay and also more usually means in Malay-medicine , drugs , 



which in Sunda are called Ubar. In Sunda, Obat is restricted to gunpowder. 

 O b r o g , a rude way of preparing tobacco leaves by the mountain Jiumah makers, viz. by 



wrapping it up in some other leaves, and scorching it between two firy logs. The 



tobacco so prepared. 

 O b o s , a corruption of the Dutch word Officier , officer. A military officer. (Rather frorn 



Ooercte, lieutenant- kolonel, unduly applied). 

 Ochon, a meihod of speaking, by which familiarity or afTection is evinced. This is done 



by a slight modification of the word, as for inchu, they say oncliu ; for mama, they 



say ama ; for aprolc , they say apoïc, and so forth. 

 Odéng, a bee; the bee which makes the honeycomb hanging from trees in the forests. 



Sayang odeng , a bee's nest. 

 Odoh, dirty , impure, nasty. Means the same also in a figurative sense un clean, defiled. 

 Ogah, to be un willing , to have an aversion. Ogali ieuyn kahujanan, I feel very unwil- 



ling to be rained upon. Ogah bai ha jélema éta, I have an aversion to that man. 

 O gé, also, although , notwithstanding , nevertheless. Kula ogé dai/c leumpang, I also wish 



to go. Di béré ogé , molial dailc, although you gave it me, I should not be willing. 



Made ogé, it is nevertheless good. 

 O g é 1 , another name for the bambu music called also AngJclung. Ogél is used about 



Buitenzorg. 



