426 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Sangku, a square dish with a cover, sucli as a European dish for potatoes or gr eens, 



Sangku, the name of the tall, cylindrical metal pot in which vermicelli or Laksa is 

 prepared. The pot is high and pierced with numerous small rond holes at the bottom. 

 Into this pot is put a mixture of fine rice flour mixed with water till it becomes a 

 soft dough. A piece of cylindrical wood fits tightly into the pot, and is pressed down 

 by a lever of wood laid horizontally on it, and this forces the dough through the 

 holes at the bottom of the pot , which runs out in long strings like vermicelli and is 

 collected in water beneath. This rice dough is then called Laksa, and is used in 

 semi-heathen superstitious observances, either preparatory to commencing to plough 

 the land again of sawahs, or appeasing the fury of tigers etc. The Badui people 

 of South Bantam have also the sangku-pot in much requisition for preparing the 

 Laksa which is used at their superstitious festivals. On communicating with Mr. 

 ÏYiederich regarding this word, he writes me: — Sangku in Sanscrit means — the trunk 

 of a lopped tree; the skate fish ; a javelin ; a pin; a stake , a pale; a name of Siwa, 

 the penis; a member; the small fibres of a leaf; sin; a goblin , a demon; a sort of 

 perfume, commonly Naclhi; a goose; an ant-hill ; a Gandarbha attached to Siva; the 

 gnomon of a dial, usually twelve fingers long; fear , terror. It is written with the 

 palatal s (g). Sangkutaru in the Sal tree (Shorea Robusta). Sangku wriksha — idem; 

 Sangkura , formidable , fearful , frightful." — There is also a Chi Sangku , or Sangku 

 river, far back among the mountains on the Bolang Estate, falling into the Chi Chirian. 



Sang kut, to catch , to be detained or arrested, as a rope against any impediment. En- 

 tangled, impeded, stuck fast. Any unexpected detention. 



Sangku tan, obstacle, obstruction , hinderance. 



Sangsangkën, to hang upon ; to hang up. To hang up by throwing over a stick or 

 rope , as clothes are hun-g. up. 



Sangsara, poor , needy, indigent; in misery and want. In trouble or affliction. This 

 word sounds Sanscritic and on referring to Clough , 690, Saus ara is a highway, a prin- 

 cipal road; going , proceeding. Sansara, C. 690, derived from Sam, together, and 

 Sara, togo; mundane existence; transmigration, renewed or continued existence. Metem- 

 psychosis. — This may have applied to the Buddhist priests who must go about and 

 beg their food from door to door, and from that circumstance the Javanese may have 

 applied the word to mean: indigent, poor, needy. 



Sangsat, all nonsense, humbug, not to be believed. Eediculous , deceptive, 



Sangsayakën, to slope off. To cut with a slope. To cut diagonally. 



San gsëur ikën, to laugh at. See Sëuri. Di sangseuriken batur, my neighbours laugh- 

 ed at me. 



Sang' u, boiled rice, — a refined expression. 



Sang'wëdi, a stirrup for riding. The stirrup of a saddle. The word is probably Javanese , 

 derived from Sangga, to bear up, to support; wedi, fear: a support in fear. 



Sangyang, a god, a deity. A supernatural person. Sang, honorific prefix; E yang , 

 divinity, godhead. See Séngyang. 



