396 * A DICTIÖNARY SUNDANESE 



Ba- eng g on ö ranggon, would be: the place of the sun, and thus any elevated place in 

 general. There occurs also the name Pangrango for the highest point of the Gununc 

 Gëdé. 

 Eangkai, an unfinished house, of which the frame only is set up, but not boarded or 



shut in with pagers, nor yet covered with the thatch. 

 Eangkap, a fold, a lining. To fold, to give a lining. Karung dua rangkap, a doublé 



bag, a bag with two folds. Karung sarangkap , a single bag. Jamang dua rangkap, 



two folds of jackets , as a coat and a waistcoat. Buik na kudu di rangkap , the bam- 



bu fence must be doubled , by adding another fold to the thickness. 

 Rangkapan and Rang kap ken, to add another fold. To render thick by the addi- 



tion of another fold. Bendungan di rangkapan ku sa lapis deeui, the dam was lined 



with another row (of materials). 

 Rangkas, cut through, dissevered, cut open. 

 Rangkét, to thrash, to punish by flogging. 



Rangkon g, a variety of rhinocerosbird ; Buceros. Resembles Julang, which see. 

 Rangrang, to fall off entirely, as leaves from a tree. In general the trees in the tro- 



pics change their leaves imperceptibly , some falling off, whilst other fresh ones are 



coming out. But on Java there are some trees which entirely cast their leaves, and 



become quite bare, as trees in the winter in Europe, before the new leaves make 



their appearance; such is the case with the Sumpur, Bunut, Kiara , and several other 



varieties of flg trees, Kemang, Bung'ur, Dadap, Angsana and many others, — and 



such trees are said to become Rangrang when so bare. 

 Rangsan g, — -di rangsan g, to undress, to pull the clothes off. To take away by 



force clothes given to a servant, when turned away. 

 Rang' u, fragile, easily breaking or snapping, breaking short, brittle. Areui na geus 



rang"u, the lianes have become brittle (by exposure to sun and drying up). 

 Rani, same as Rané, a mossy fern-like plant, growing a couple of feethigh, in the 



shape of little fir trees. It is very handsome and elegant and grows in cool moist 



situations. Licopodium. 

 Ranjang, a native bed-stead, — a bali-bali in Malay. A platform made of bambu, several 



feet square, and raised on short legs from the ground. On such ranjangs the natives 



lie , sit , squat or sleep , and also set out their wares for sale. 

 Ranjap, to kill an animal for sale of the flesh. To exercise the calling of a butcher, 



who is called Tukang ranjap. To divide anything by cutting it up. 

 Ranjéng, a dam made with a fence of wood etc. on either side, and filled up with 



earth between. 

 Ranjug, abundance. Plenty in erop. 

 Ranjug, startled, frightened , disturbed. 



Ranté, a chain , fetters. Parantean, a person condemned to work in chains as a punishment. 

 Ra n tong, to gaze in numbers; standing in a row gazing. Said of men or animals stand- 



