404 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Eëumis, the wet of dew. The dew water hanging or grass or on bushes in the morning. 



Rëundëuh, name of a plant growing wild among the mountains. It is low upon the 

 ground, and has a rather broad leaf, which the natives eat with their rice. It is 

 called at Batavia Kakeji, Ruta Graveolens. N.gala reundeuli ka leuweang bogah balanj : a. 

 seek for the Rëundëuh leaves in the woods and you will have pocketmoney. 



Rëunëuh, pregnant, big with young. Reuneuh laki, the male pregnancy, said of grow- 

 ing paddy which just begins to swell previous to the ears coming out. G l e 'dé reuneuh , 

 advanced in pregnancy. Said also of growing paddy which is about to burst out into ear. 



Reling' as, name of a tree which has wood like mahogany, and makes handsome furniture, 

 When growing, this tree gives out, when cut, a juice or exhalation which swells up 

 the face or body of the woodcutter. Gluta Benghas. 



Rëung'as manuk, name of a forest tree. Conigeton Arborescens. 



Rëunggang, name of a tree. Memecylon Tinctorium. The bark of this tree when boiled 

 makes a pretty good black dye , but it soon washes out. 



Rëungyit, a mosquito. Simulium , Culex. Called in Malay Nyamuk. 



Rëuntas, tumbled down, fallen in. Chakang na reuntas , the bridge has tumbled down. 

 Saung na reuntas, the shed has fallen in. 



Rëuntëut, to become compressed together; collapsed. To press down. Pare na nga- 

 reunteut, the paddy has settled together (when piled in a heap). 



Rëuntëutan, to shampoo; to give relaxation to the body by pressing and squeezing 

 it all over with the hands. Called in Malay Pijit , of which the natives are very 

 fond, when fatigued or wearied. 



Rëurëujëungan, to accompany, to go along with. All together; in one band. 



Ré yang, I, my, a personal pronoun. Used only as a pet word, and is perhaps more 

 properly Javanese , and by them only used in some places. Jaioa réyang , a Javanese 

 who makes use of the word Réyang. This is thus rather a mock name. Ewé réyang , 

 my wife, — said rather jauntily. This word will admit of the interpretation llae , C. 601, 

 night; a name of Kama, the Indian Cupid, and Hyang , divinity: — the night divinity , 

 and taken to mean /, mine, conveys an idea of presumption ^ the lord of the night. 



Ribëng, crossing and running in all directions; going promïscuously about; coming 

 from every quarter. 



Ribut, a storm; a tempest; a violent gust or blow of wind. Imah, tangkal kalapa eu- 

 reunyeuh ku ribut , the houses and cocoa nut trees were blown down by a storm , or 

 violent gust of wind. 



R i d i , breeding fast. Constantly having young. 



Rikës, broken , smashed; much injured and broken. Knocked to pieces. Pedati na ri- 

 kes , the cart is broken up entirely. 



Rimbas, a carpenter's adze. An instrument for squaring wood used like a hoe. 



Rinchi, a small quantity of anything with stalks that can be tied together, especially 

 paddy. Half of sakeupeul or a handful. A very small bundie of paddy. 



