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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

the Sunda people generally call themselves. Orang hilir, a person living on the sea board, or further down the river than the speaker. Orang dagang, a trader. Orang kumpani, a person who has to work company or do feudal service. Orang Batawi, a man of Batavia. Jélĕma na orang Bogor, the man is a person of Bogor or Buitenzorg.

Orang Utan, words which in Malay imply, „wild man of the woods“ — Simia Satyrus, is the name of a large monkey found on Borneo, and only seen in Java as a curiosity. On the north coast of Borneo they are called Mias, and distinguished into two varieties, Papan and Rĕmbi, the former being the larger of the two and distinguished by Papans = planks or calosities on the face. Rajah Brooks Journal, vol. 1 page 224/8.

Orég, a mixture of eatables as Bonténg or Iwung &c. with the pulp of cocoa nut. But the Bonténgs or Iwung must have been boiled and softened, otherwise it is called urab.

Orok, a young born child, an infant. Orok bĕurĕum, a freshly born child, still red. See Bĕurĕum.

Orokan, to have a young born child. To have been confined, as a mother.

Orokaya, whereas, now seeing that, but, however this may be. A word expressive of doubt. — Hayang nyambut sawah, orokaya to bogah kĕbo na, I wish to work the sawah, but however this may be, I have no buffaloes for the work. Sia hayang mĕuli, orokaya to bogah duit na, you want to buy some, but have not got money.

Orong-Orong, name of a land Saurian, a variety of lizard, with short body, say of two or three inches, and a very long switch tail of nearly a dozen inches.

Orot, to have gone down, to have subsided, as a flood, the tide or the like. Diminished in quantity, less in number. Cha-ah na orot, the flood has gone down. Bĕunang na orot, what we got (as a crop of any thing) has diminished in quantity, a short crop.

Orotan, to let water flow away, to cause to subside.

Otét, the ants, which inhabit a nest made of earth and fixed amongst the branches of a tree. This sort of nest is called Pua.

Othman, the third caliph. (عثمان)

Otoh, a triangular piece of cloth or clothing worn mostly by children. One corner ties round the neck, and from each of the other two corners, strings proceed which tie round the lower part of the stomach, so that the breast and belly are covered. Small children are often clothed in this way and are otherwise naked. (Batav. idem).

Owoh, none, not one. Absent from home, gone away. Not existing. Owoh nu hadé, there are none which are good. Batur owoh, ngalanchong, our companions are not at home, they are out on a journey. Jélĕma na gĕus owoh, the man no longer exists.

Oyag, to shake, to tremble, to quiver. Huntu oyag kabéh, all my teeth are shake. Shaking, trembling.

Oyagkĕn, to shake by moving backwards and forwards.

Pa, is a particle of very extensive use, and is always placed before a word, often a monosyllable, to which it gives a substantive form. As Chul the idomatic expression of throwing away = Pachul, a hoe, an implement for digging away earth and flinging it out.