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Sabëulali, one side, one half, the side of, the other side. Side, quarter, direction. 

 Sabeulah ti ivétan, on the East side. Sabeulah ti diyo , on this side. Sabeulah ti ditu, 

 on that side. Di béré sabeulah , he gave a bit or piece, Sabeulah na deux , on the 

 other side. 



Sabëulahken, to set aside, to separate, to put apart. 



Sa bil, Arabic, occurs only in the expression Prang sabil, a war between Mahomedans 

 and disbelievers or infidels. Javanese Dictionaries give Sabil as: deadly, implacable. 

 Prang sabil is thus: implacable war, — -as with infidels who can have no mercy. 



Sablak, the idiomatic expression of drawing a weapon. Drawing a weapon , as a sword , 

 with a flourish. Pedang na sablak bai di tarik , with a flourish he drew out his sword. 



Sablas, eleven. See also Sawëlas, and Wëlas. 



Sabrang, on the other side of the river, or any water. On the opposite shore. Foreign; 

 outlandish. Kuda sabrang, a foreign horse. Bakakas sabrang, outlandish utensils. 

 Nyabrang , to cross the water. Sabrangan gedong , on the bank of the river opposite 

 to the mansion. Daïk ka sabrang, I want to go over the river; I wish to cross the 

 water. In Sumbawa they talk of a Brang réa, which means the great river (Batavian 

 Transactions, Vol. 23, page 23). Brang is thus in the language of Sumbawa: a river, 

 and will lead to the analysis of Sabrang on Java , where it is modified to mean : 

 crossing a river, or across a river. 



Sabuk, a sash, a belt, a girdle, worn round the loins. The same as Bëubëur, which see. 



Sabun, Portuguese Sabao, soap. 



Sabung, to fight cocks. It is more usual to say Adu Jcotok, literally to fight cocks. 

 The word Panyabungan, for cockpit, or cock fighting place, is in use. 



Sabut, the fibrous, hairy substance which envelops the shell of the cocoa nut. This 

 substance , when teased out , is somewhat like oakum , and is then spun into yarns for 

 making rope, or used for stuffing cushions etc. 



Sacha, open and sincere. Satija, C. 699, true; certain ; sincere; honest; speaking the 

 truth. Chundulc ka ratu, sacha ka ménalc, submitting to the king, clean-breasted 

 to the nobles. 



Sachanggëum, a handful. See Changgëum. 



Sa da, sound, noise; the cry of an animal, a bird or an insect. Di sada, it emits a 

 sound or cry. Sada, C. 700, sound, noise. 



Sadagori, the name of a humble plant, found about grass lands which are kept short 

 by cattle grazing, often found near houses or villages. It has a wiry hard stem, 

 with numerous small leaves serrated on the edges , and bears a pretty yellow flower, 

 with five petals, terminal to the twigs. This name sounds Sanscritic, and yet for 

 so simple a plant, it is odd to find a foreign name, where the really indigenous names 

 of most plants are so common. Sada, C. 700, always , at all times. Goivri, C. 

 185, one of the names of the goddess Parvati; a young girl, eight years old ; any 

 young girl prior to menstruation; a maid , a virgin ; the wife of the deity Varuna; 



