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Dodol, a variety of mangga so called.

Doja, to tempt, to try, to lay temptation in the way of any one.

Dokdok, a kind of fishing net attached to two sticks; it is made of fine matting so as to retain small fry.

Dokom, a small stumpy fish found in swamps or stagnant water.

Dolog, a jungle tree with a good bark for rope. Trichospermum Javanicum.

Domas, Eight hundred; literally twice four hundred. According to an old fashioned method of counting China cash, Domas is equal to 32 Dutch doits. See Samas. Domas is dua-mas = Domas. See Mas. Domas seems to be employed to denote sometimes any indefinite great number, as Harcha domas the 800 images or gods spoken of in old Javanese history, (and shown on the estate of Gadok in Buitenzorg). Kawa domas, one of the craters of the Tangkuban Prahu.

Domba, Persian, a sheep.

Dompét, a small pouch of matting for holding the ingredients of Sěuréuh, especially tobaco and gambir.

Dongdang, a cage or contrivance made of bambu to carry out eatables with dishes &c; also to carry about boxes of clothing &c. to preserve them from sun and rain.

Dongdoman, a variety of grass which bears sharp seeds in abundance, which adhere to the trousers of a person walking amongst it.

Dong'éng, a story that is told, an amusing tale; to relate laughable occurrences.

Dongkap, accomplishable, within one’s reach, anything which we have in our power to do, To bisa dongkap ka anggěus I could not bring it so far as to accomplish it.

Dongkél, a kind of pick-axe for digging out roots of trees; a narrow strong pachul. To grub up roots of trees, stones &c. &c.

Dongkol, said of a buffaloe’s horns which are pendent on each side of the head; such horns look loose and shake but are nevertheless fast to the head.

Donglak, to have obtained some injury on the body, as to have put the leg out of joint; a nail torn from its place, or the like.

Doraka, accursed, damned, vicious, malevolent, giving cause for trouble. Doraka eta jelema bang’or amat, that damned follow is very obstinate. Dur, C. 277 a prefix to words, implying bad, vicious, vile. Rakkhā C. 578. the Pali form of rakshá, to preserve, preserving, protecting. (Durâka a barbarian; cf. dhûrtta and dhûrttaka, a rogue, a cheat.)

Dosa, sin, crime, guilt. Dosa, C. 289, crime, guilt, sin, offence, defect.

Dosol, a lump or excrescence growing out from the body, particularly the belly, which often becomes an unhealing wound. Buffaloes frequently have them on the belly.

Doyong, inclined, threatening to fall.

Dramaga, an earthen dam to contain water; an earthen dam serving as an aqueduct. Probably derived from Druma, C. 294, a tree in general, and Ga from Gama C. 167 going, moving: thus Druma-ga going in a tree, slightly altered to Dramaga, passing