488 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



must be looked after. Mandor na kudu dl têang , the mandor must be fetched. Hu- 

 mah na rusak ku bedul, kudu dl téang , bis humah is spoiled by the pigs , and must 



be examined. Di téang ku bedil, to go after with a gun. 

 Te bal, to begin, to cotnmence , to make a beginning. To take any wprk in hand. See 



also Nëbal. 

 Te bar, to sow seeds broadcast. To scatter seed over land prepared for that purpose, as 



a tipar (not a humah, where planting is called Ngasëuk). To sow sawah-paddy as 



seed in the Pabinihati, to be subsequently transplanted. 

 Tëbëng, a method of taking small fish or minnows. A calabash pierced with small holes 



and baited with bran is set fast in the water among a lot of stones. Small fish , es- 



pecially jélér , find their way into the calabash for the sake of the bran and are then 



caught and removed through a valve at the top. 

 Të blok, to cut at resolutely. To cut with a will and at random. To cut with pachul, 



rimbas or axe, either the ground or a pieee of wood , so that large pieces come away 



at each stroke. See Blok. 

 Tëbok, to patch as wood-work. To put a small piece of wood so as to fill up a hole 



and make all smooth. 

 Tëbus, to redeera , to ransom. To take out of pawn. Saivah na geus di tebusan,he has 



redeemed liis sawahs. 

 Tëdah, to entreat, to ask as a favour. To ask reverently. To meunang di tedah, you 



can 1 t get it by entreaty. 

 Tëdak, appearance, shape, form , fashion. Tedak any ar , a new fashion. 

 Tëgar, hard, bad to cut. Tough. 



Tegëp, sure-hold, firm hold. Firm , sound, strong, stout. 

 Tegër, said of a person who conducts himself properly, or according to our wish. Well= 



behaved : trust-worthjv 

 Tëgër, a piece of wood or bambu tied horizontally against a bambu pagër to keep it 



firm in its place. A small stick or a bambu placed horizontally in a bambu building 



to Drevent some part from collapsing. A small bambu beam. The same as Tang- 



parang. 

 Tëgës, rightly, truly , properly. Eün siji nu leges hadé , there is only one which is re- 



ally good. Jyo tégés panjang , this is rightly long. 

 Tëgor, to strike, to thwack, to thump. 

 Téh, Chinese of Canlon , tea. 

 Téh-kwan, Chinese, a tea-pot. 

 Téja, the rainbow when seen in the West. Any supernatural or unusual brilliancy in 



the skies. Téja, C. 243, splendour, enlightening, effulgence. 

 Teka, it now turns out; the upshot is. Teka sia ayeunah to daikken, and it now turns 



out that you are unwilling. Teka buntng,anA. it now turns out that you are a worthless 



fellow. 



