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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

below for numerous examples. By divesting the word of the initial nga, and final an, the crude word will be found, which may mostly be further consulted in voce.

Ngabadĕg, many, plenty, superabundance; more than wanted.

Ngabaiawak, to drop in upon a neighbor who is known to have good cheer, and as soon as you have got your belly full to walk off. Done in imitation of the Baiawak, which see.

Ngabakti, to do good actions, to do what a man's faith or religion requires. To make reverence or homage. See Bakti.

Ngabayuan, to feed, to take care of. To cherish.

Ngabayut, jammed, grazing along.

Ngabĕdil, to fire with a gun; to kill by firing at with a fowling piece or Bĕdil. Ngabĕdil unchal to nĕurak, I fired at a deer, but did not hit it.

Ngabĕlĕlok, to explode, to go off with a loud report.

Ngabĕng'uk, sitting cowered in a heap, with the head hanging down, and troubled with some difficulty.

Ngabĕsot, slipped or sprung out: disengaged; unconnected by slipping out.

Ngabĕtok, to set oneself in opposition; to be hard-headed and obstinate. Unwilling to comply with any demand. (Jav. (Symbol missingJavanese characters) Batuk, the forehead).

Ngabĕtrik, to fly back with a spring as a bent stick; to reverberate.

Ngabĕurĕuman, to make red, that is to make any one ashamed of himself. To worst an enemy.

Ngabihi, a petty title of family rank next below a Rangga, generally heard as Ingabi. (Jav. Ngabehi from kabeh, many, much. According to Gericke higher in rank than a Rangga).

Ngabilĕng, to stare earnestly, to watch attentively; to watch without turning off the head or eyes.

Ngabiti, to strike sideways with the foot. To give a side blow with the leg. (Jav. Ambitiy (Symbol missingJavanese characters) to strike with the fist).

Ngabokong, to set the rump against anything so as to lift it; to shove up and along with the rump, as a boat in shallow water. See Bobokong. (Jav. Bokong, the rump).

Ngabrag, to run about at random; to go aroving. To neglect work and go strolling about.

Ngabugigig, said of a person, especially a woman who is careless about her toilet, who never combs her hair, or puts her clothes properly on. Slovenly.

Ngabukti, to get possession, to receive as an offering which is due and accepted. To obtain. See Bukti.

Ngabulak, to bubble or well up like water, in large quantity and with force.

Ngabundĕl, rolled in a heap; collected in a mass. (Jav. Bundĕl, (Symbol missingJavanese characters) to make a knot, to tie up).

Ngaburayut, hanging down in a heap, or in a bundle or in a cluster.