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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

making compound words, and occurs at the end of the word, when such is preceded by Pi which see. As Chagak, a stake. Pi-Chagak-eun, wood to make a stake of. Imah, a house. Pi-imah-eun, materials for building a house. (Probably the same as the formative suffix- an).

Eŭndĕuk-eŭndĕukan, said of a bird, butterfly &c. which is perched upon a branch or rope and swings to and fro with it. The act of clinging to a rope when shaken.

Eŭndĕur, shaking, quivering; said of any great mass in a state of tremulation. Bumi eundeur, the earth shook, as in an earthquake.

Eŭntan, a handful of Paddy as it is fresh cut: half a ranggion.

Eŭntĕung, a looking glass, a mirror.

Eŭntĕup, perched as a bird, seated on. The plural of this and some other words, beginning in same way is made by prefixing eur-eureunteup, they were all perched. Eureureun, they all stopped.

Eŭnyeuh, fallen down, tumbled as a tree, a house, or any high matter. The plural becomes eureunyeuh, they all fell down.

Eŭrad, to drag water with a net in order to catch the fish.

Eŭrih, the long grass called in Malay Alang-alang; Saccharum Koenigii or Imperata Kunigii. See Palang.

Eŭrihkĕn, to pour over; to pour from one vessel, bag &c. into another.

Eŭsi, contents, anything which is held within another, as liquor in a bottle. To inhabit or occupy a country, village or district, a house, a hole &c. The flesh on an animal; the edible part in a fruit. Eusi beuteung, the contents of the stomach, the guts, the intestines. (Malay Isi. Bĕutĕung is the Balinese batang, the belly).

Eŭsian, to put into, to place in; to fill up; to load as a gun. Makes in the plural eureusian.

Eŭtĕun, a running weed which soon shows itself after the jungle has been burnt off; called Areui-euteun.

Éwa, having an aversion or hatred of; detesting; bearing malice against. Said of any subject with which we are disgusted, and will hear no more of it. Makes in the plural Hararéwa.

Éwé, a wife. Éwé sia geus kolot, your wife has become old.

Éwéan, to take a wife. Said of a man who marries. (See éhéan).

Éwuh, confounded, confused, troubled in mind.

Éyang, the same as Éang, very ancient, olden times. It is a refined expression for grandfather, É or eh, and eya, C. 85 — 87. the pronoun he. Éh is a Singhalese demonstrative pronoun appropriated to represent a person or thing spoken of before. Lambrick’s Singhalese grammar 1834 Page 21. In conjunction with Hyang will be- He the divinity that one who has become divine; as in early times ancestors were thought to become divinities. Néné Éyang, ancestors, progenitors. The same as Néné moyang. See Hyang.[1]

  1. Jav. Héyang, grandfather or grandmother; also title of honour given by the native princes