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Pi pi tan, an establishment for extracting oil from the Kaehang tanëuh. 



Piraku, not to be expected, against probabilities , unreasonable to expect it, quite out 



of the question. Piraku hidu onggel poi, it is quite out of the question that it should 



take place every day. Piraku daik , it would be unreasonable to expect it. Piraku daik 



méré mindeng ïéuyn , it would be unreasonable to expect that I should give it frequently. 

 Pirang, how many; so ver-y many. In Javanese the simple word Piro or Pira occurs , 



how many? In Sunda it has a terminal ng added. Pirang laicas na to kapanggih, 



how long ago it is I have not met him.. The more usual form is kapirang -pirang , 



which see, indicating any great quantity, or length of time. 

 Pirëu, not able to speak, born dumb. 

 Piring, a plate, a broad plate such as used by Europeans. The smaller Chinese plates 



which are more used by the natives are called Pinggan. 

 Piruang, a pit-fall , a hole dug and then covered lightly over, so that when man or 



beast steps on it, it will give way, and let him down into the hole set with sharp 



bambu stakes. 

 Pirus, as Batupirus, a stone used for finger rings. It is blue with some white 



stripes on it. These stones are brought from Arabia. Firuzeh , Persian , Marsden 



208, the turquoise stone. 

 Pirusa, the tenon in carpentry. The end of a beam cut small , so as to fit into a joist, 



The joist is called Hang pirusa , the tenon hole. A corruption of Purasha , male , 



masculine, C. 410. See Pupurus. 

 Pis ah, apart, separated , disconnected. 



Pisahkën, to separate, to disunite, to disconnect. To set aside. 

 Pisan, utterly , totally, extremely, entirely. Ruinecl , dead. PLadè pisan, totally good, 



extremely good. Rusak pisan , entirely destroyed. Geus pisan , he is dead , lie has 



gone to the extreme. 

 Pisërët, a knot upon a rope to prevent a running noose from drawing too tight, es- 



pecially upon a halter or other rope by which a horse , a buffaloe or other animal is tied. 

 Pisitan, a fruit resembling the Duku, 

 Pisuhan, to scold , to be angry with. 

 Pita, a riband, tape; — Portuguese. 



Pitangkëup, a trap set to catch a wild animal alive; a mouse trap; a trap in general. 

 Pitës, to rend in shreds , to tear in slips. 

 Pi te uk, a big horse-fly, a gad fly, which gives a severe sting; it is found only in fo- 



rests. Probably Hippobosca or Forest fly,— - or Ostrus , Gad fly. 

 Pi tik, as Tali pi tik, the split bambus wattled round a stake or pole called ranchatan, 



used in dams in rivers , to hold the stones in their place , and not allow them to be 



washed away one by one , — the whole constituting an Angkul. 

 Pitrah, a present made by every soul to the priest on the day of Labaran. This must 



consist of a Kulak of rice, of which about three Kulaks go to one ordinary gantang. 



Man , woman and child must each present this offering , which is thought very obligatory. 



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