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Pepëd, bluntecl, worn out by use; the sliarp edge gone. 



Pep e dan, said of the fruit stem of the Kawung palm which has been cut and tapped so 

 long for sugar, that said stem is off even with the trunk of the tree, and will give 

 no more toddy. 



Pëpë'gatan, divorced, — literally snapped asunder lïke a rope which breaks. See Pëgat. 



Pépéh, said of any iron instrument, especially a bëdog or arit, which is heated in the 

 fire, in order to be repaired, or the edge mended. To repair any old iron or other 

 tooi by putting a new edge on it. 



Pëpëndëman, anything which is hidden in the ground. Hidden treasure. See P ë n d e m. 



Pëpësék, to tear in shreds; to tear in pieces. 



Pépét, the fin of a fish. 



Pëpéték, name of a small fish taken in the sea, dried an carried inland for sale. Equula 

 in several species. 



Pëpéték, usually called Orai pepétéh, otherwise called Haphap , which is a small flying 

 lizard, and no Orai or snake at all- 



Pëpéték, the name of the pieces of wood inserted into two planks which have to be rab- 

 beted together, and are buried out of sight when the planks are joined together. 



Për, a prefixed partiele in the formation of derivative nouns. 



Per ah, the handle of any instrument; the wooden or bone handle aclapted to any instru- 

 ment or tooi. Vérali bêdog , the handle of a chopper. Pérah tatah , the handle of 

 a chisel. 



Pérahan, to put a handle to any instrument. 



Përailkën, to divide fairly; to apportion anything as well as Jëkat. See Parail. 



P é r a k , silver. Wang pérah , silver money. Di lopah hu pérah , it is platecl with silver. 



Përanakan, any person or animal of a cross breed. From the etymon anah, child , 

 offspring. Peranahan China, a half cast chinaman , a chinaman born in Java, and 

 thus of a mother not genuine chinese, or come from China. Kada peranahan Par si , 

 a horse of Persian cross breed. 



P é r a n g , withered up and dead. Scorched up by the sun. 



Përangkat, a set, an assortment. Sa peranghat hanching , a set of buttons. When 

 worn at the vvrists , the set is nine buttons on each wrist. Waistcoat or jacket but- 

 tons ought properly to be the same number of 18 , but is really seldom half of that quantity. 



Përapat, a fourth part, a quarter. Tilu perapat, three quarters. Opat is the Sunda 

 for four, modified in this case into Apat — përapat. The Per is probably a modi- 

 fication of Paro, to divide, clivision , share. 



Përchaya, to believe, to trust, to confide in. Ch'haya,, C. 203, radiance , beauty, 

 splendour, lustre, — with the Polynesian Per before it, giving it a verbal form ; to have 

 lustre, or light, where matters are clearly seen. 



Përchumah, of no avail, useless, helpless. More usually simply Chumah , which see. 

 Gratis, for nothing. 



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