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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

Chělana, trousers, such as reach down to the ankles; pantaloons. Chulna, short knee trousers. Moorés Pantheon.

Chělécher, any mark or sign set up in the ground in marking out work. A bit of cut and stuck in the ground for the purpose of a mark.

Chělěguk — Chělěgok, said of fish which keep coming up to the surface of water to draw breath, and then go down again immediatly.

Chělék, the act of getting on, jumping upon, seated, perched. Chelék ka na kuda, he jumped on a horse.

Chéléng, a pig, swine; properly Javanese, but occasionally used along with so many other names by which the people designate the arch- enemy of their cultivation.

Chělochchor, to plant seeds, especially paddy, in drills or rows.

Chě1ong, not full, deficient in quantity; said of any measure or receptacle which has been partly emptied; gaping.

Chěluk, cry, call. Cheluk na harus, his call is loud.

Chělukan, to call, to send for.

Chěmbawul, a variety of Chokrom or Solanum Melongena, of which it has a similarly indented leaf. The fruit of the Chěmbawul is as big as a common apple or usual sized orange, being also round: it has an appley substance for fruit containing a few small seeds in the middle.

Chembul, showing grey; Chembul bai huwis, he shows quite grey in the head.

Chénang, a scab, over a wound or sore place.

Chěndana, Sandal wood; Santalum album. Chandana C. 194. Sandal. It implies either the tree, the wood or the unctuons preparations of the wood held in high esteem as perfumes.

Chěndil, a large wart or excrescence growing on the skin. A lump of skin and flesh growing out unnaturally on any part of the body.

Chěndukul, squatting in a heap, cowered down by oneself, from grief or trouble.

Chěng'al, a large forest tree which gives a gum. The bark of this tree is used for putting in the bambus which collect the toddy from Palm trees to make Sugar, as it prevents the juice from souring.

[wikt:chénggéh|Chénggéh]], a term of relationship, see the word Bauh. Also called Changgah.

Chénggéh, another name for Changchorang which see. A mantis.

Chĕngkal, to prop up, or prop open anything, as the lid of a box, a piece of atap in a roof to admit temporary light, or the like.

Chěngkar, dry upland soil, in contradistinction to swamp. Sawah chengkar, Sawahs made on upland soil which can be irrigated.

Chéngké, cloves- the spice cloves. Myrtus Caryophyllus, or Caryophyllus Aromatica, or Caryophyllum Aromaticum. Theng-hio, cloves in Chinese, literally odoriferous nails, supposed to be the original from which the natives have made Chéngké. The Chinese