482 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Tangkubken, to turn topsy-turvy. To invert. Prahu na kudu di tangkubken, that 

 boat must be turned bottom up. 



Tangkur, an animal found in the sea, especially about the West-end of Java , as about 

 Charing'in. It has a head something like that of a horse , and hence is also called 

 Tangkur kuda; its tail is pointed and generally found turned up in dry specimens. 

 This fish is often found kept dried, and in the possession of the natives in the interior , 

 as it is supposed to have the power to give manly force , for which purpose it is 

 placed for a short time in water which is then drunk. It has been described by Dr. 

 Bleeker as the Hippocampus Kuda. 



Tangkur gunung, a plant growing among the mountains. It has a bulbous or fleshy 

 root, to which the same properties are ascribed by the natives, as to the Tangkur kuda. 



Tangkurak, the head, the skull. A term of disparagement. Tangkurak sia, you numb- 

 skull ! as we should say. It is a common epithet of reproach. 



Tang-o éh, a lamp-stand. Often a bit of bambu stuck in a foot-piece , and bearing a 

 cup" of oil with a wiek in it. 



Tangsël, to tie something to another; to add to by tying something on in addition. To 

 add a small quantity of anything, in any way, by fixing them together, it need not 

 be always by tying; it is often done by sticking in between or inserting. Pare sia u- 

 lah di tangsel, don't increase your paddy by tying to it, That is: do not increase 

 the weight by tying a small quantity on to the other straws in addition, but open out 

 the regular tie and put it up properly all together. Batu iyo araranggang , kudu di 

 tangselan, these stones (in a wall or flooring) are too far apart, you must put some- 

 thing between them (other small stones). 



Tangsi, barracks, dwellings for soldiers, cantonments. 



Tangsuhunan, the same as Sungsulnman, the ridge-pole of a house. 



Tangtang, to challenge, to provoke to fight, to defy , to call out. Musuh di tangtang, 

 or Nangtangan musuh , to challenge the enemy. 



Tangtang ang'in, the challenger of the wind, — rice boiled to a soft consistence , and 

 then tied up in bambu leaves to carry on a journey. 



Tangtu, certain, assuredly, without doubt. Lamun sia maling tangtu di rangkét , if you steal 

 you are sure to be flogged. Tangtu hduhur, certain si-gris or vestiges often found on 

 mountain tops, supposed to have been placed there by the ancestors of the present people. 



Tangtung, same as Nangtung , upright, on end, which occurs more frequently. 



Tangtungkën, to set up on end. To elevate. To put in any upright position. 



Tan g 1 wan g'an , out of the question. Don't think of it. Don't suppose so. 



Tani, hard working, indefatigable, laborious. Tani amat ka na pagciwéan , he is very 

 indefatigable at his work. Jeléma tani, a man who is always at work. 2'ani, C. 

 220, alone, single, individual. The Sunda word may be this 2'ani, from a man who 

 labours hard is often left to himself, alone, and the Sunda word will thus be con- 

 itructivèly , alone. 



