372 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Tot witli the prefix Pa or Pe. Indeed the word is sometimes heard pronounced Petut. 

 Peuchang, a diminutive deer about 6 or 8 inches high, with prominent bright goggle 



eyes. The aniraal is only 8 or 1 inches long. The body is of a darkish brown , 



and the breast bears some peculiar black and white stripes. The peuchang never has 



any horns, and is very active. Called in Malay Kanchil. Tragulus kanchil. 

 Pëu-ëung, the toddy drawn from the Kawung palm, and much drunk by the Eadui 



people in South Bantam. See Wayu. 

 Pëuhëur, having an astringent and sourish taste; harsh to the taste, nearly the same 



as Kesed. Ki-peuheur , name of a tree , see voce. 

 Pëuhpëur, to lop the branches off trees which have been felled , in order that they 



may dry quickly, and then lie close together, so as to burn well. This done espe- 



cially in the humahs. 

 Pëujit, the guts, the entrails. 



Pëuuchit, to cut the throat, to kill an animal for food. To slaughter. 

 Pëundëut, and Pëundëutan, to shut, to close. Peundeutan lawang na, shut the door. 

 Pëungkëur, firm , not soft , hard. Said of the consistence of boiled rice which is not 



watery. Consistent. 

 P ë u p ë u h , to strike , to knock , to hit. 

 Pëupëus, broken, smashed as an egg, a plate, a cup or other light material. Burst; 



to come to a termination , to have an issue. Endog na peupeus , the egg is broken. 



Pinggang na peupeus, the cup was broken. Bisul na peupeus, the bril has burst. 



Said of an unpleasant event which has come to a crisis, which has blown over. 



Perlcara na peupeus, the suit or action has come to a termination. 

 Pëupëus ken, to smash, to break in atoms, to burst open. 



Pëupëutëuyan, the round muscle of the upper arm , — as ifit resembled the Pëutëui fruit. 

 Pëupëuting, as Sapëupëuting, the whole night through. The dualization of the 



first syllable of the word Peuting , night; — implies continuity. 

 Pëurah, the spittle or saliva of snakes; at least such is the meaning given to certain 



frothy secretions found sometimes on plants in the jungle, and which is very mali- 



gnant if it gets into any wound or sore. 

 Pëurëuh, water or medicament dropped into the eye. Some particular trees are knovm 



for their good qualities, and when fresh cut, their juice is let drop into the eye; — 



this is Pëurëuh. 

 Pëurëuh an, to drop water into the eye; — see Pëurëuh. 

 Pëurëum, eyes shut; eyelids closed; sometimes, blind, but then the lids must be closed, 



otherwise the blindness in called Lolong , which see. 

 P ë u r ë u p , the clenched fist. 

 Pëurëus, sore, smarting when touched. Chafed , as any part of the body. Sulai na 



peureus , his foot is sore. Peureus ka na awak, having a sore feel to the body. 

 Pëurëut, to squeeze out water or juice. To wring out a wet cloth. 



