434 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



position. The word Wali is heard in Sunda in the word Wahangan, the bed of a 

 river, any large water way or ravine. JSaivah, means thus literally, by means of 

 inundation. 



Sawajar, usual, according to custom. Lain saivajar, not as usual, out of the common. 

 This is a favourite expression of admiration. Sawajar bai , really, truly; according 

 to usual habit. Bala saivajar, that is monstrous; I w'ont put up with it. 



Sa wal, the tenth Mahomedan month. During the first few days of this month devout 

 Mahomedans also continue the fast of Ramalan , thereby hoping to make up for their 

 shortcomings in the previous Puasa month. 



Sawala, the sea slug or tripang of commerce , when alive in the sea. When dried for 

 market, it is called Tripang. Holothurion. 



Sa wan, fits, convulsions. A fit of apoplexy. In a trance; apparently dead. Sawa, 

 C. 720, a dead body, a corpse. Sawa-an ^ Sawan, becorae like a corpse, 



Sa -wang, eight Dutch doits. See Sabaru. 



Sawang'an, said of the relative position of two hillsides facing each other, with a stream 

 running between them. Sa-ivahangan :=! Saivangan , of one common ravine. See 

 Wahangan. 



Sawangkung, a variety of wild palm tree, growing in old forests in mountainous situations. 



Sawar-sawir, here and there a little. Not in abundance in any one place. Picked up 

 in small lots. 



Sa ware, a portion , a part, a lot- Saioaré na to datang , a lot of them did not come. 

 Kadiyo sawaré, come here a lot of you. 



Sawé, fifty, the number 50. In ancient method of counting Chinese cash, Sawé is equal 

 to two Dutch doits. See Salawé, Satus, Sa tak, Samas and also Sékat. 



Sawéla- cha la , a character in old Javanese history, who appears to have flourished 

 in the beginning of the seventh century. He came with colonists from the continent 

 of India , and founded the empire of Mendang Kamulan. The derivation of this name 

 must evidently be sought in Sanscrit, and is the subject of much uncertainty. Saw , 

 G. 720, the Elu form of Sariva , all, also a scholar, from Sraiuaïca, C. 779, from 

 Srae , to hear religious discourses , and Ka affinitive. A pupilor follower of Buddha , 

 a Buddhist. Wéla, C. 699, land sown with grain; a field, a farm. Wél, C. 669, 

 the sea shore, the beach , a field, cultivated land. Achalci, C. 804, the earth. Thus 

 Saw-wéla-achala ^ Saivél-achala , Buddhist fields or country, or a country where 

 the Buddhist were occupying themselves with cultivation , or had settled. In some 

 accounts, the father ofSawéla-Chala is named Balia-Achar; and previous to the 

 establishment of Mendang Kamulan, Sawéla-Chala himself is usualiy known 

 by the name of Awap, Kaffles, vol. 2, pages 82 — 84. This father of Sawéla- 

 Chala was Balia-Achar. Bali and Baliya, C. 463/4, propitiatory offerings, 

 religious gifts, or sacrifice, the whole system of sideral worship, or the adoration of 

 the heavenly bodies as practised in Ceylon. Achayariya, C. 61, a teacher, a pre- 



