534 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Wida-ah, instructions, orders. 



Widana, a subordinate officer of the old native government of Bantam. The word Widono 

 is still very common at the East end of the Island of Java for district-chiefs; but 

 these in the Sunda districts are called Dëmang. Widana, C. 647, the vidan of a vil- 

 lage; the person who conveys the orders of government to the people. 



Widani, the probable etymon of the Chidani or Chisidani, which rises on the Buitenzorg 

 mountains, and enters the sea near Onrust. It might be a feminine form of Widana, 

 or the fruit called Widani, a specimen of which was shown in the Batavia exhibition 

 of 1853 as coming from Banyuwangi, but I have never been able to hear of the plant 

 in the Sunda districts. See Chidani. 



Widang, to stretch a fresh hide by means of sticks or a frame of sticks, so that it may 

 dry well stretched out. 



Widi, C. 647, a name of Vishnu; also a name of Brahma. Destiny, fortune. Probably 

 from Wida, C. 647, knowledge, intellect, understanding. Crawfurd gives Widi, exalt- 

 ed , sublime. An epithet of the chief god of the Javanese in the time of Hinduism , 

 and now applied to the deity. Séngyang Widi, the Suprème Deity. 



Wijaya, victoriows. A very common affix to Javanese names of rank, as Suta Wijaja, 

 Krama Wijaya, and many more. Wijaya, C. 644, from Wi, implying intensity , Jaya , 

 victorious, victory, triumph, conquest. A name of Arjuna, and frequently also ap- 

 plied as an appelative. 



Wikara, occurs only in proper names. Wikara, C. 641, making gestures. Indicative 

 of sentiment by gesture. 



Wilangan, count, tally, reckoning. The same as Bilangan. To hasup tuilangan, it is 

 not taken into account. 



Wilayat, companions, assistants, coadjutors. People under our authority, whom we 

 can order. 



Wilët, to surround, to encompass. To get about so as to catch or defeat. 



Wil is, name of a high mountain between Këdiri and Madion , and said to imply: 

 demon, goblin. Probably of the same etymology as Wilissanaiva , C. 658, to grin, 

 to show the teeth, thus the Grinner. Wilis in Javanese is also Green, — but in a coun- 

 try where all mountains are alike green with vegetation , such a name is hardly a 



distinction. Wilis, in Bali, is the name of a Buta or goblin. Bat. Trans., vol. 22, 



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W i n d u , name of a cycle of years formerly in use , but now only retained to express any 

 indefinite number of years. There were IVindas of 5 and of 120 years, and of also 

 several intermediate numbers. See Java Almanac for 1854 for extensive details. Sia 

 lamun di chelulcan kudu sabraha windu manan datang , if you are sent for , in how ma- 

 ny windus do you chose to come? Kudit ngadagoan sabraha windu tahan, how many 

 cycles of years must I wait for it? — said when a matter is considered hopeless. 



Wira, a word frequently occurrying in the composition of proper names, and means a 



