229 / 29 . 
2 9 th April, 29* 
My dear Burkill, 
Your letter of April Jrd received. I have asked 
Purtado to enquire about the word Sunti . He says Ahmad 
and Kiah say this is not a word in current use among 
Javanese and Malays in Singapore. You are doubtless 
aware of the Indian use of the word sunt and its deriva¬ 
tives. Indian shopkeepers in Singapore use it for dry 
ginger roots. A Boyanese (Lennon’s driver) says he uses 
the word sunti for dry ginger used as medicine. You have 
probably consulted Heyne (p.if78)* H^phius (V.p.l6l) and 
Ridley’s Spices (p.JSO)* 
The use of the word for Averrhoa is quite unknown 
to Ahmad; it may come from another part of the Peninsula. 
Purtado is investigating the question of pickles, 
and will report later. 
Yours sincerely. 
I. H. Burkill, Esquire, 
Clova, 
The Mount, 
PetCham Park, 
V 
Leatherhead, 
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