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are used in weighing gold or gems. Abrus Precatorius. The Eutti of the Hindus. 

 Saga, C. 694, swarga, paradise. Perhaps these grains, from weighing such valuable 

 substances, were considered to be grains of paradise or swarga. 



Saga la, Sanscrit. Every, all, everything. Sagala manusiya, every human being. Sa- 

 gala parabot , all the tools. 



Sagara, the sea, the ocean. Sdgara, C. 694, the ocean. 



S a g i , see P e r s a g i. 



Sagu, sago. The esculent or granulated pith of some palms. On Surnatra it is made 

 from the Sumbiya palm, which is probably our Kirai. The Sunda people make it 

 from both the Kirai and Kaïoung palms, but only for food when paddy fails them. 

 Clough gives Sagu for sago, and calls it Portuguese in his 2 vol. voce Sago, but 

 does not repeat the -word in the Singhalese and English volume, wherewe, however, 

 find Saguna, C. 694, from Saha, with, Gana, a part, twofold , doublé; but Guna 

 is also: valuable, useful , and Sagu may be a contraction of Saguna, what is valuable 

 the useful substance , which the Hindus might apply to the to them new commodity 

 when they first visited the isles. 



S a h , Arabic , proved , approved , authentic ; effective , valid , admissible. A term used in 

 adjusting matters according to Mahomedan law. Saksi na hanto sah, the witness is 

 not admissible. 



Sah, Persian , a king. The king at chess. Sabandar , the king of the trading port ; 

 the collector of customs. 



Saha, who, which individual. This word would appear also to be Sanscrit. Saha, C. 

 721, a partiele and prefix signifying union , association , with, together; also presence , 

 present time. This word reduced to the more simple form of Sa means One, and 

 it will be seen that it is used extensively in composition where it is the initial syllable 

 and then mostly means : with , possessing , having , along with. Sapa and Siapa , 

 who, in Malay, are supposed to be derived from Sinapa, to be enquired after, Saha 

 nu daik, who will be willing. Saha nu méré , who gave it. 



Sah adat, Arabic, profession of faith , confession , testimony. Sahadat Slam, the Ma- 

 homedan profession of faith. 



Sahagi, name of a liane with a sweet flower. Gouania Mauritiana. 



Sah ëu tik, a little, a trifle. Sa, see voce. Heutik appears to be a modification of Leu- 

 tik, little. Ménta saheutik, I ask for a little. 



Sahid or Said, Arabic, a martyr. A common name for a man. Many Arabs on 

 Java have this prefix to their names. 



Sahid, a small bambu basket, much carried by women under the arm and fast to the 

 scarf round the neck and shoulders. 



Sahiji, one. Sa, one. Hiji is evidently the Malay Biji, a seed, which is the Sans- 

 crit Bija or Bijaya , C. 474, an egg; seed of plants ; semen virile; the germ of 

 anything. From this we might expect to find Sahiji or Siji as Malay, but that 



