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Putat, name of a large tree. Gustavia Valida. 



Puter, properly a Malay word. To twist and turn in an argument, or in givirig evi- 



dence; to quibble, to evade a direct answer. Puter balik, prevarication. 

 Pu ter, to dig round a plant so as to get it out of the ground , along with some earth 



adhering to the roots , with a view to transplanting it. 

 Puter, name of a plant. Gomphrena Globosa. 

 Putëran, a windlass. 

 Putih, white, Orang putih, white people ;=: Europeans. Kain putih , white cloth, See 



alsoBodas. Puti, C. 415, purity, purifieation. Puta , C. 414, pure , purified , cleansed; 



sincere, honest. In Sunda also Putih means sometimes pure and sincere , — not im- 



plicated in any dirty mess, — in which sense Bodas is not used. 

 Pu tra, a male child, a male royal offspring; a prince, — a refined expression. Putra, 



C. 407 , a son , a child. 

 Pu tri, a female child, a princess. Putrika , C. 407, a daughter. A female of royal birth. 

 Putu, a grandchild and all further descendants. 

 Putus, 'terminated, as a law suït, or case submitted to a judicial authority. Concluded , 



settled; — from Putus in Malay, broken in two. 

 Putus-an, a decision , in a law suit; judgment, award. 

 Putus ken, to give a decision, to award. 



Pu-un, object of reverence. Seems to be a modification of Pun, which see. 

 Puwa, see Pua. 

 Puyud, viz Tanjung Puyud, is the native name for St. Nicholas Point, just in- 



side the Straits of Sunda. 

 Puyuh, quail, a bird so called. Colurnix Tetras. 

 Puy uh- gon ggon g, literalty the barking quail. Perdix Javanica. This bird is found 



only amongst the mountains in the forests. It lias a peculiar and loud cry, Avhence 



it has got the name of Gonggong , barking. The bird is a kind of native partridge 



and is excellent eating. 



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11a -at, fair, the rain has ceased. Cessation from raining. Geus ra-at , it is fair., the 



rain has done. 

 liabi, Arabic, the Lord. Allahhu Rabi , God the Lord. 

 Rabi-ul- Akir, — Akir , latter, — the fourth month of the Mahomedan vear, This month 



is also frequently called Silili Mulud. 



