494 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



T ë r ë k a , to accuse. To lay to a man's charge. 



Tërëlëng, a variety of bambu,small and hard in wood, like At er and like it much used 



for boathooks. 

 Tërëtës, name of a variety of rattan. Calamus Oblongus. Lasts well in water. 

 Te'rong, the egg-plant. This word is properly Malay, but is nevertheless sometimes used. 



It is properly Chokrom in Sunda. Solanura Melongena. In Cochin Chinese Trung 



is an egg. 

 Téros, narrow or thin towards one end, such as a bambu, or any other object which is 



narrower at one end than at the other, 

 Te's, the idiomatic expression indicative of the fall or drop of water. Tahang na iris 



tés bai chai na ragragan, the cask is leaky and the water keeps falling out by 



drops. See Te' tés. 

 Tésbong, a weed in the mountain humahs, called also Emboh and Sayaga. 

 Té si, a Chinese earthenware spoon. 

 Tëtapi, but, howbeit , sarae as Tapi. 

 Tëtëb, two hataups bound upon each other, one a little in rear of the other, with the 



tag ends cut oflf, and which are tied on , at the eaves of a house to give a firm 



edging. 

 Tëtébéng, to hide oneself by holding up something before the person. 

 Tëtëg, firm, fixed, not shaking. Compact. 

 Tétéh, elder sister. Vide Achëuk. 

 Tëtëng'er, from Tang' 'ar , which see. Anything used as a mark orsign, and put upon 



any object, whereby it may be recognized. 

 Tëténjo-an, a distant view. What is seen from a distance. 

 Tëtëp, secure, unmolested; firm; contented, confident. 

 Tëtëpkën, to cause assurance, to establish, to secure. 

 Tëtëpokan, the round of the rump, especially of beasts. The sirloin. See Te pok. It 



thus means literally that part which you slap or pat with the hand. 

 Té tés, what comes out by drop; leakings, drippings. A drop. Gulatétés, mollasses; the 



sugar- water which comes out of the lans , drop by drop, whilst sugar is being clayed. 



See Tés. 

 Tëtëundëunan, something put away; something secreted. 



Tëto-élan, same as To-èl, which see; to poke at a person in fun , especially at a woman. 

 Tëu-as, hard, firm. Kayu na tau-as , the wood is hard. Teu-as kabina-bina, excessively 



hard. 

 Tëu-ëul, and Tëu-ëulkën, to press upon, to press down. 

 Tëula, said of soil which is stiff and will not break fine when worked up. Tanéuh teula , 



stiff adhesive clay, bad soil. 

 Tëulëui, directly, straightways , forthwith. 



T ë u 1 ë u m , to dive , to go down in water. To dye , to dip in dye, Sallam , Marsden , 

 178, to dive, dip, plunge. 



