336 A DICTIONARY SÜNDANESE 



Palabuan, an anchoring place; a bay. See Labuh. Palabuan Ratu or Wynkoops Bay , 



on the south coast of Java, at westend of Preanger Regencies. 

 Palagi, customary, usual, in ordinary routine. Palagi na di ala , it is the usual custom 



to take it. Lain palagi, unusual , unheard of; litterally — otherwise than usual. 

 Palahlar, name of a tree, Dipterocarpus trinervis. Has much ropy gum. 

 Palai, desiring, longing for. 



Palajang, a plant growing wild, and sometimes plauted in gardens. It resembles a va- 

 riety of Plantain, and has red flowers. Selclom grows above 8 or 10 feet high. Musa 



Coccinea. 

 Palal, of unpleasant taste; harsh to the palate. 

 Palam poran, an enclosure, into which Paddy is collected to dry after cutting, viz. that 



part which has been levied as the tax of the landlord. The word is derived from 



Lampor, which in the Malay of Bencoolen , see Crawförd's Dictionary, means a stack 



or riek of corn. Lampor alone is not used in Sunda. 

 Palanchasan, conclusion, end, having come to a termination of work, or anything in 



hand. 

 Palanchu, a long stake driven into the ground for any purpose, as a support to a fence 



or the like. 

 Pa lang, a cross beam, a horizontal bar of wood. Anything laid athwart. In Malay 



occurs — Alang, cross beams in building ; and in Javanese it means across — athwart. The 



Malay name for the long tall grass of the plains alang-alang is probably derived from 



its barring the way, being entangled and bad to get through. This grass is called in 



Sunda Eurih. 

 Palangan, indisposed, unwel. Anything which interferes with what we propose doing. 



Meureun datang lamun to aya palangan , I shall undoubtedly come if there is not 



something to prevent me. 

 Palangké, a litter, a sedan, a Palanquin. (Scr. Palyangka and Paryangka, originally 



a bed, bedstead.) 

 Palapah, the fronds or leaf sterns of Palm trees. Palapah Jcalapa , cocoanut branches. 



Palapah Kawung, branches of the aren tree. 

 Palasta, done , accomplished , fulfilled. Geus palasta , it is all done, or accomplished. 



(K a w i , according to Gerigke R. Palastra, dead , died. Set. root Las, to be an 



artificer, to exercise an art. ! ? Pa, Polynesian Praefix). 

 Palatuk, a short stake or peg of wood driven into the ground, either as a mark or to 



tie an animal to. 

 Pa la wan, an opposer in any contest , as at games or in active exercises, such as in 



Ujungan or fighting with rattans. A champion. (Persian Pahlaioan, a champion). 

 Palé, pomatum , or any unguent used for stiffening the mustachios. A little is carried 



by young dandies about the golok or gobang handles. Kumis di paléan, bis musta- 

 chios were pointed with pomatum. 



