394 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Eamè lammi hadatangan Tcu rmggèhg , it will be delightful should the dancing gids 



come. This word is probably derived from Barna, C. 586, to please; delighting, 



charming. Ramya, C. 586, pleasing, delightful, agreeable. 

 Ram o, a finger or toe in general. The five fingers of the hand are called : Indring leungan , 



the thumb , literally the mother of the hand; Charuk , the fore finger; the index finger; 



Jariji, the middle finger; Jariji mams the sweet finger, the ring finger; Chinggir, 



the little finger. 

 Ram o kek es, squirreltoes, a variety of weed. 

 Ramohong, black, dark coloured. 



Rampadan, a wooden platter much used by the natives, generally painted red round the 



edges, with a red blotch in the centre, and the rest black. Called in Malay Dulang. 



Ram pak, developed, expanded. Said of growing paddy of which the ears are expanded 



or shot out. 

 Ram pas, to seize upon; to take away by force. To distrain, to wrest. Parabot na di 



rampas , they seized the tools by force. Banda na di rampas , they took away his 



goods by force. 

 Ram pa san, a set, a lot of anything. A set of weaving materials — of tools — musical 



instrument , etc. Go-ong tilu rampasan , three sets of gongs. 

 Ramp e', Pandan shred fine, mixed with flowers and scented oil , to put in the hair. 

 Rampés, good, in correct order or state. A respectful term of acquiescence. Rampês! 



very good , perfectly correct. 

 Ramping, slim, slender, especially said of the body of a human being. Thin , as a 



cutting weapon , a sword or the like. 

 Rampog, to assault -with violence, to commit acts of depredation. Rebels or banditti 



who go roving about the country plundering and comitting acts of violence. To spear 



animals for amusement ; a circle of men is formed , each man being armed with a 



spear, and whenever the animal comes at the ring, he is received on the spears. The 



native chiefs have exhibitions on their Alun-aluns of this kind of public amusement. 



The tiger is the animal practised upon , which is uncaged in the midst for that purpose. 

 Rana, a field of battle; — occurs in the formation of proper names. Eana, C. 582, from 



rana, to sound; war, battle, sound; a forest. 

 Rancha, a swamp, any boggy land abounding in water. A marsh. 

 Ranchatan, the pole round which the tali-pitik or split bambu is platted, to make an 



anglcul, for the purpose of constructing a dam in a running stream. 

 Randa, a widow, a widower. A person of either sex who has been married, but the 



alliance exists no longer, either in consequence of death or divorce. In Malay this 



word has been corrupted into Janda. Randa, C. 582, a widow. 

 Randa bëchik, name of a weed. 

 Randu, the tree which grows the Kapuk or short fibred cotton used for stuffing beds and 



pillows; Eriodendron Anfractuosum. Never grows very thick; is usually about 18 



inches in circumference. 



