448 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



from the fellow stealing the neighbour's eggs, or having had some misadventure con- 

 nected with eggs. Si Nok, a name of affection for an infant. Si Kunyu, the little 

 monkey, another term of endearment for a child. The same partiele Si is similarly 

 used in Malay, where, however , the pronoun Sia, thou , is not known. In Malay 

 they say Si-aic, which is also used in the Sunda, and implies Mr. Somebody, such 

 a one; Si-apa, who? >St also often occurs in the shape of a demonstrative pronoun. 

 Si jélema wat bangkawara, the chap is most obstinate or perverse. Si bagya téa, to 

 daikken hadé , my luck will not turn out good. Si leumpang éta hanchér , his walk- 

 ing was drawling, — as if both bagya and hanchér were personified in these cases. 



Sia, thou, you, used only towards an inferior, or towards a child or young person. Sia 

 daik ka mana , where are you going. 



Siam, the country of Siam , Siamese. 



Si-amuk, one of the old Pusaka or heir-loom guns of Java. The amuk maker. 



Si ar, to seek , to look for, to go in quest of. LeungHt Icudii di siar , when lost it must 

 be sought for. 



Sia-sia, useless , of no use. In vain to try; labour in vain. Sia-sia mohal meunang , 

 it's no use trying, you have.no chance of getting it. 



Sibëung'ëut, to wash the face. Eukeur sibeung'eut di panchuran , he is in the act of 

 washing his face at the spont. 



Sida, the upshot is, the result is. Sida to meunang, the npshot is he does not get any. 

 Probably the same as Sidha , C. 732/3, to accomplish, to effect. 



Sidakëup, with the arms folded. 



Sidayu, a district on the north east corner of Java, at the entrance to the straits of 

 Madura. The present town of Sidayu is within the straits of Madura, but the old 

 Sidayu, called Sidayu laioas , faces the Java sea, and is found near the 153^1 paul 

 from Samarang towards Sourabaya , and consequently 25^- pauls more to the west- 

 ward than the present chief town. The origin of the word Sidayu may perhaps be 

 traced to the Javanese word Dayuh , a stranger, a visiter , a guest, and thus the resort 

 of strangers , consequent on the trade carried on by sea , and from this circumstance 

 the whole district has derived its name. Si is a common prefix in such sense. When 

 the Dutch first visited Java in A.D. 1596, they found Sidayu lawas a place of con- 

 siderable trade with the Moluccos,but itis now-a-days a miserable little Javanese village. 



Sidëpong, an expression characteristic of being at your wits' ends. Cleared out of every 

 means ; — used to designate the indigence experienced in the wet monsoon when the 

 paddy is done, and the party has no means of buying more, and if he had it rains 

 so hard , that he could not venture out to seek for any. 



Siduru, to warm oneself over a fire. To cower over burning embers to warm and 

 dry oneself. 



Si-étaun, an indefinite term for a man whose name we do not recollect: Mr. Thingumy. 



Sigai, a single stem of large bambu set up or tied to a tree, in order to climb it. The 



