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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

Hamběrěnta, name of a tree, otherwise called Chongkok.

Hamběrichin, an inferior variety of Duku or Lansium.

Hambirung, name of a tree, Eupatorium Javanicum.

Hambur, of nouse, useless, grod for nothing; any artide of which many or a great deal is used for any particular work; not going far; soon used up. Di Batawi kara hambur duwit, you must remember that at Batavia money will not go very far (where every thing has to be bought.) Hambur gawé sia, your work is good for nothing.

Hamburasut, scattered about in confusion.

Hamdulillah, arabic. God be praised. (الحمد لله, praise be to God.)

Hamham, uncertain, not defined, not definite; neither clearly yes nor no.

Hamo, no, it w'ont, d'ont be afraid, no fear. Hamo ngégél, it w'ont bite. Hamo, mohal di charékan, D'ont be afraid, I will not scold you.

Hampal, name of a river fish; famous for jumping up out of the water.

Hampang, light, not heavy. Easy to be done. (Mal. Gampang see above.)

Hampas, the residue of anything from wich the valuable part has been extracted, as cane-thrash after it has passed through the mill. Ampa in Malay, empty, void, hollow.

Hampos, not of agreeable taste, unpleasant- said of tobacco which when smoked has a bad flavour- of sugar cane which though externally good, is bad when eaten- and the like.

Hamprau, the gall, the bile; the gall- bladder, the gizzard, the maw. In Malay it is called Ampadu or Ampadal. (Ampadu, the bile; Ampadal, the gizzard. Jav. ampěru the bile.)

Hamprau badak, name of a tree- literally Rhinoceros bile.

Hampura, to give pardon. Pardon, grace. (Jav. Hapura, idem.)

Hancha, a row or direction to work in; division or assignement.

Hanchang, said of fish. Lauk hanchang, fish which swim near the surface of the water, and cast their spawn by Mija. Vide.

Hanchér, slow, backward, devoid of energy. To work with indifference.

Handam, a creeping trailing plant very common in the jungle. The stem is seldom thicker than a quill and it grows fast into thick bushes. Paku handam, a variety of fern. It is found only high up on the mountains and resembles the brecons of Europe.

Handap, low, lowly. Tangkal na handap, the tree is low. Di handap, below. (Jav. idem.)

Handaru, echo; resonant. Anda, C. 17. Voice, sound- Dharuna, C. 299. one of the names of Brahma; Swarga, the paradise of the gods. It may thus mean literally the voice of Brama, or of Heaven” — from being repeated constantly afresh. Daru, in Malay, Marsden 132 is roar, to make a loud noise (as the waves of the sea.) In Sunda, see voce, Dar-dur, is making an uproar. Thus Handa dar-dur, the sound which is repeated again and again, elided into Handaru. (Jav. Daru, lustre, resplendence.)

Handarusa, also sometimes called Gandarusa, Justicia Gendarusa. Name of a plant common in fences about houses. Anda, C. 17. an egg, a testicle or the scrotum.