448 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Siku, the elbow, an angle. 



Sik u-si ku, a carpenter's square. 



Siku-siku, au instrument of iron , about 15 inches long, made somewhat like a dag^er 

 with a handle of fit size for grasping. At tbis part there is found a guarcl also of 

 iron curved towards the outer end in almost a semicircle. The instrument has a blunt 

 point, and is somewhat on the whole like a dagger. With the Siku -siku the 

 people have a game which they eall Mencha, and with which an adept man can defend 

 liimself against an adversary, armed with a sword, kris or otlier cutting weapon, which 

 getting jammed in the curved gaard, can be then wrenched out of his hand. It is 

 thoucht to have been orimnally introduced by the Chinese. 



Si la, to sit squatting. Sitting squatting on the ground with the legs crossed and lying 

 fiat on the floot'. A position of respect assumed by natives in the presence of superiors. 



Si la h, fellow, fine fellow, chap. A familiar term of addressing any one, by which his 

 inferiority , or at most equality with the speaker is assumed. Silah aing duik ilu deui , 

 does my fine fellow also want to go. The possessive pronoun aing is generally used 

 after Silah , and the word is mostly heard pronounced as one word : Siluing. 



Silalatu, a spark, any small firy matter which flies out of a fire. Latu in the court 

 dialect of Javanese is fire. 



Silawang'i, a character in the early history of Pajajaran. Eaffles , Java, vol. 2, 

 page 104. Sila, C. 736, a hole, a perforation ; a rock, a stone. A flat stone on 

 which condiments etc. are o-round with a muller. Silawanoi was famous for the num- 

 ber of his wives , or it may be Silah-ivantji , the fragrant chap. 



Silëm, to dive, to go down under water. 



Si lep, disappeared , vanished. 



Silëuh, dazzling. A dazzling unpleasantness in the sight wlien exposed to a strong 

 sun. Overpowered with light. 



Silih, subsequent ; indicates a time subsequent to the one mentioned. Dl na silih na 

 liari raya, the day after the festival. 



Silih-mulud, otherwise called Eabi-ul-akir , the fourth month of the Mahomedan year. 

 The month after the M u 1 u d month. 



Siling, each other. S'ding tumbuk , they boxed or thumped each other. Siling kadëk , 

 they cut at each other. 



Siluman, a fancied spirit or genius. A sprite which does unaccountable things , and 

 creates mischief. Perhaps derived from Si, the common prefix to proper names, and 

 Luma , C. 60Ö , a tail , a hairy tail , Luma-an — Lu man , having a hairy tail , thus 

 literally , him with the hairy tail. 



Sim ah, fear , dread; a fear which paralyses the whole body. Such a terror as is expe- 

 rienced when meeting a tiger in the jungle. 



Si man, a swelling under the eye-lid. A swelling rising up near any wound. Sima, 

 C. 741, a boundary, a limit, a land mark. A bank, a shore. 



