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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE.

Embung, unwilling, I won't; not being disposed to do anything. (The ĕ is rather not heard).

Émés, a climbing plant found in gardens, or planted about the huts in humahs; a cucurbitous plant. Luffa Foetida.

Émpang, a fish pond. Any pond of water artificially made.

Empét-ĕmpétan, a child's trumpet made of Paddy straw, something after the fashion of a Clarionet, and played by sticking one end in the mouth. See olé-oléan.

Emplék, a piece , a small bit.

Empuk, soft like a pillow; giving way to pressure.

En, only. En kari siji deui, there is only one left. En dua only two.

|Éndah, good, proper, fit, excellent

Éndahan, to be friendly with, to respect, to treat courteously, to be good to. Nu gedé kudu di éndahan, great men must be respected.

Endĕuk, to have a mind, to purport. (Cf. daik.)

Endog, an egg. This word is of Sanscrit origin. Anda, C. 17 an egg. (Jav. idem. It is possible that this is formed from andaka; compare tandak with tandaka Scr. Fr.)

Endog, a variety of mangga so called.

Endogan, to lay eggs.

Éng'ang, a sort of wasp among the forests in the mountains, which gives a very painful sting. It is as large as the Tiyuwan, but quite black without yellow marks.

Enggon, place, spot; a place to live in. (Jav. idem).

Enggonan, to make room for, to give place,

Éngké, to limp, limping.

Enjot, to jirk, to move with a jirk.

Enjot-ĕnjotan, moving by jirks, lifting by bit and bit, first from one place, then to another, as a heavy weight which can just be moved.

Éntél, a small skein or hank of thread.

Énténg, moderate, light in the sense of not oppressive- not in that of not heavy , which is hampang. Di pénta pajeg sapuluh gédéng paré, énténg, he demands a rent of 10 bundles of Paddy which is light or moderate.

Éntép, arranged in regular order , as bricks in a wall &c. laid in layers. Especially said of anythings which are piled up, as Paddy &c. Éntép seureuh, piled like sĕurĕuh leaves. This is a simile which the native often employs to denote anything which is piled up in apple-pie order , as sĕurĕuh leaves when gathered for use are always neatly piled together.

Entod, keeping in constant motion, always moving, never quiet.

Entod lĕunchang, a bird, a sort of water- way- tail which keeps moving its body even when it stands.

Entol, a petty epithet of distinction for a man; a petty rank of birth.