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body pines away, — supposed to be in consequence of some exertion by which the bowels 

 have become disarranged. 



Rugrug, to fall of itself,— as a tree; said of a tree blown down by the wind, and torn 

 up by the roots. Said also of earth slipped down from the face of a hill, as among 

 the mountains after heavy rain. 



Ruhai, blazing up; alight as fire; in a blaze. 



Ruhak, a firy stick: a stick fresh out of the fire. Embers. Wood that is burning 

 and alignt, 



Rujak, any green or raw fruit, as mangoes, pineapple or cucumbers etc, shred up fine 

 and mixed with sugar or any sweetening or seasoning, and then eaten. Considerecl a 

 cooling delicacy in the heat of the day, but well adapted to bring on a fit of cholera, 



Ru ka, fallen , — as a tree blown down by the wind. Uprooted and cast down. 



Rukan, Arabic, aid, support; — this word only occurs when talking of religious matters. 



Ruk- rek, casting the eyes about in all directions. On the qui vive. Prying. 



Eukun, Arabic , a fixed number or extent , — in matters of law. 



Rum, Arabic, Constan.tinopel. The Turkish empire. This word is evidently the Rome 

 of Europeans. When the Turks conquered Constantinople, the Roman government 

 was established there. 



Rumah tangga, Malay, — but sometimes used to express a proper and permanent house, 

 such as will ensure the residence of the occupant. Rumah, house, Tangga, ladder, 

 a ladder house — thus well and properly built, and not merely consisting of a few 

 sticks stuck in the ground , which is called in Sunda Imah t'éblok. 



Rumégang, said of plantain fruit which in only half ripe, and not yet fit to eat. 



Ruméntang, squatting on, perched upon. 



Rum pak, to tread on, to tread down, to get upon which the feet. Sing hadé kembang 

 na, ulali di rumpakan, take care do not tread down the flowers. Karumpak, tred- 

 den down. Küso na kudu di rumpakan , the tall reeds must be trodden down. 



Rumpak-jami, harvest home. The paddy straw trodden down in reaping. Jami is 

 here an abbreviation of Jerami , paddy straw. Geus rumpakjami, also means: an 

 affair has heen settled; a division has been made; the advantages have been enjoyed. 



Rum put, a close tangled thicket. A bush of any vegetable rnass which a man cannot 



walk through. When trees and lianes, even overhead, are so tangled and intermatted 



that a man cannot make his way through them , it is called Rumput. In Malay 



Rumput is grass , which in Sunda in called Jukut. 



Runchang, to influence so as to be well disposed towards others. Jampé or incantation 



to in:luce a person to marry, 

 Rundaikën, to open out, to unfold, to unfurl , to fling loose, as a cloth that was 



folded up. 

 Rungkad^ torn down, blown down by the wind, Uprooted. Torn up by the roots and 

 fallen to the ground , as a tree blown down by the wind. Fetched way, Torn violently off. 



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