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Raki tan, to join together by a yoke; to make a raft by lasbing bambus or timber to- 

 gether. A raft. Awi na kudu dl rakitan, the bambus must be rafted. 



Rakrak, to pull to pieces; to take to pieces anything which has been joined together, 

 as a house or any building , a bridge or the like. Imah na kudu di r.akrak , the 

 house must be pulled to pieces. 



Raksa, to guard, to watch, to protect. Raksha, C. 580, preserving, protecting. 



Raksasa, a demon, a fiend, a hobgoblin. The chief of the JButas or evil spirits. Rak- 

 s/iaha, C. 589, Rakshas , C. 580, Rakas and Rakusa, C. 578, a demon, a goblin , 

 an ogre. A powerful Titan or enemy of the gods in a superhuman or incarnate form. 



Rakun, almost the same as Perelu or Wajib , which see, Necessary. Obligatory. 



Rakus, eating greedily, having a sharp appetite. 



Ram, the idiomatic expression of griping in the hand, of seizing on with the fingers, 

 of holding fast. 



Rama, a celebrated Hindu personage. C. 592, an incarnation of Vishnu , and as such 

 called Rama Chandra. He slew the demon Rawana in his attack upon Ceylon, "when 

 in quest of his wife Sita whom Rawana had carried away. 



Rama, a father, an honorary expression. C. 586, Rama, dear, beloved; a husband, a 

 lover. The Sunda people appear to have adopted this word in a rather incorrect sense. 

 The expression used by the wife for her husband, has been foliowed by the children. 



Ramalan, the ninth month of the Mahomedan year. Called also Bulan Puasa, or the 

 fasting month, as the people fast during the day time in this month, but eat their 

 fill whilst the sun is down at night. 



Ramat, a spider's web. An unfinished casting fishing-net; the network without the lead 



weights. 



Ramayana, C. 593, among the Hindus a celebrated epic poem , recording the wars of 



Rama. — There is a version of this on Java in the Kawi language. 

 Rambai, hair or shreds hanging in a bunch like a horse's tail. A tassel- Any pendulous 



hairy matter, as the rootlets of the Waringin tree. 

 R a m b a t , the act of creeping or twining itself up a rod , as a pea or other plant which 



grows upon another object and cannot stand by itself. Méong rambat , a small wild cat 



or felis. Probably has got its name from climbing into trees. 

 Ram bét, to pull out weeds with the hand, not using a Koréd or scraper. 

 Rambéték, hanging in tags and slips. Projecting with an uneven edge, part long, part 



short, as if torn in strips. Jagged. Rambéték amat éta hateup kudu di tektekan, 



those ataps are much jagged, they must be cut off even. 

 Ram bet uk, a kind of small mosquito or gnat, which is sometimes very troublesome 



and annoying. 

 Ramé, pleasant, delightful. A congregation of many people. People met together for 



some mutual benefit, or with good intention. Pasar na ramé amat, the market 



is well attended. Ramé naker nu hajat, there was a great concourse at that feast. 



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