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tenzorg. For its foundation bij Chiung Wanara see Raffles, Java, vol. 2 pages 100 — 

 104>. The name is said to have been derived from a row of fern trees near wich the bro- 

 thers Ariya Bang'a and Chiung "Wanara had been fighting , but veere reposing from their 

 struggle. Paku in Sunda is a fern; the fern in this case was probably the mountain 

 tree fern Paku-tihang. Pakuan, abounding in such ferns. Pajajaran, set in a row, 

 from Jajar, a row; the whole place being called Pakuan Pajajaran, the place aboun- 

 dinc with tree ferns growing in a row. Pajajaran was probably founded at the close 

 of the 13 th century of the Christian era. Raffles, vol 2. page 98 gives the date of 

 the foundation of Majapahit as anno Java 1221, to which must be added 78 years to 

 give the Christian era A. D. 1299, and Pajajaran was founded at about the same pe- 

 riod. Pajajaran was destroyed on the introduction of Mohammedanism about the close 

 of the 15 th century, and this empire thus lasted for a couple of centuries, and had 

 ceased to exist before A. D. 1500. In Pantuns is often heard the expression — Ratu 

 Pakuan, Ménafc Pajajaran, the Sovereign of Pakuan, and the nobles of Pajajaran. 



Pajang, a petty principality near the old Mataram. An appanage of one of the princes 

 of Demak, soon after the introduction of Mohammedanism, and from whom were des- 

 cended the royal family of the princes of Mataram. 



Pajar, to accuse, to charge with. 



Pajeg, a fixed tax. An amount of tax on land, not dependent on the actual erop, but 

 ■ on the land itself, and thus known before the cultivation of it is commenced. Firm 

 unmoving, steady, fixed. Tihang na geus pajeg, the po6t is firmly set. (Jav. Ajeg , 

 to remain unmoved , steady, immutable. Jejeg , idem). 



Pajëmon, an assembly, a collection of guests; many people. (Perhaps from ar. ^^ 



JanCu , collection , multitude , from the verb <^^. jama'a , to collect , to congregate , 



wherefrom is derived ï&ms-, juma't, the day of congregation , i. e. Friday. Fr.) 



Pajibur, overflown with water. Musim pajibur , the rainy season. 



Pajirih, sneaking out of the way to avoid work. Un willing to put out a hand to do 

 any work. (Jav. Jirih, afraid , cowardly. Jerih, fearing, fearful?). 



P a j u , going forward , advancing. Guzzling , eating greedily. Di pajuan deui , he went 

 at it again. Sia di paju maung mengké , you will be guzzled up bij a tiger. (Jar. 

 idem, in the first signification). 



Pak, the idiomatic expression of patting or striking gently; also of lying flat as if patted 

 down , as Chepak , a level bit of land. Pcfpak , level and even at the top. Te vak, 

 to clap with the hands , to pat. Pak-prak , to clap or smak with the Ups. 



Pak, Dutch, a package, a bale of goods. 



Pak, the Dutch word Pacht, a farm, a government farm. A department of government 

 revenue farmed out to private individuals. Pak Jculit , the farm of hides , the right 

 to claim the hide or a duty on animals killed, especially of the buffaloes. Pak ma- 

 dat, the opium farm. Pak Pasar, the market farm; the right of taking a toll from all 



