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Walat, a variéty of rattan , the rattan of commerce, such as are exported to Europe. 

 It is founcl in the Sunda districts only near the south coast of Bantam. 



Waléh, speaking the plain truth. Speaking without prevarication , really, truly, undis- 

 guisedly. See Wakcha. 



Waléh on, to speak out the plain truth. To throw yourself on the consideration of another. 

 Kndu di xoaléhan bai Jca taan, I must teil you an unvarnished tale , I must, Sir, teil 

 you the plain truth (when about to ask a favour). 



Walen, a variety of licus-tree. The bark is sometimes used as an indifferent substitute 

 for gambir, for which purpose trees near a path are founcl deprived of their bark. 

 Does not grow very large, bui is a moderate bushy tree. It has numerous bunches 

 of small fruits ofsige of peas , growing from the stem. Leaves small, oval and entire. 



Wales, to rebound, to spring back. 



'Wal e san, a spring made of a stick bent by a string or corcl to serve for th<at purpose. 

 A spring of \vcod or iron bent for some purpose. See Balës. 



Walét, the house swallow. Hirundo. The house swallow which builds its nest under the 

 eaves of a house or in a verandah. 



Wali, Arabic, a tutor, a guardian. A person, the next akin , who takes the place of the 

 parents when these are dead. Wali in Arabic, a friend, afavourite, aservant, a slave. 

 Wali Allah , the servant of God ; the successors of Mahomet ; the caliphs ; those to whom 

 the power of God is entrusted. 



Wal ia n, to give a woman away in marnage , either when the father gives away the bride 

 himself, or dces so by deputy. 



Wal i-kam b ing, name of a liane growing along some parts of the low coasts of Java. 

 It is found, amongst other places, near the coast from the mouth of the Chidani to- 

 wards Bantam. The root is bruised and mixed up with boiled rice or other food , 

 and placed in the way of wild pigs , which , after eating it , become insensible and tor- 

 piel , but on bleeding them they recover. It is also callecl Pèlér kambing about Batavia. 

 Wali, C. 628, wild, living in the woods. „The fruit of a species of Contorta called 

 Kalak kambing, has a deadly effect on tigers. It is prepared by the admixture of 

 other vegetables, and exposed on a piece of rag at the places frequented by them. In 

 some districts their number has been sensibly diminished by this poison. " — Horsfield. 

 Eaffles" 1 , Java , vol. 1 , page 347. — It would thus appear that a vegetable preparation 

 known by somewhat different names, but all terminating in Kambing, goat or sheep, 

 has a deleterious effect upon animals, and is in different parts of Java used for the 

 purpose of stupifying wild beasts. Kalak in Javanese is burnt or roasted flesh and 

 Kalak-kambing is the burnt flesh of a sheep or goat. Pélér means penis , and thus 

 the penis of a goat. 



Wali-kukun, name of a hard, reddish wood, growing near the sea*shore, and much 

 used for the cog-wheels of mill-work, being strong and close in grain. "Wali, C. 628, 

 wild, living in the woods. Kokun, mahogany, — Lambrick's Singhalese Vocabulary, 

 Ceylon , 1840, page 17, thus: wild mahogany. 



