Pasang, a pair, a couple. Sa pasang, one pair. Dua pasang, two pairs.
Pasang, the wild oaks or Querci, on the mountains, generally go by this name of Pasang. There are several varieties, but the Quercus Robur, or common oak of Europe is not among the number, and none of them have indented leaves like it, but bear acorns in great abundance and variety of size and shape.
Pasang, the flood tide, the advancing tide. Laut ěukěur pasang, the tide of the sea is setting in.
Pasang, to apply, to put in motion or in use. To join together; to set up, as machinery or the like. To lay bricks, to build them up. Panggilingan tachan di pasang, he has not yet set up his mill. To yoke a buffaloe or horse. Kěbo gěrrah di pasang, look sharp and put to the buffaloe (to the cart or plough). Pasang bandéra, to hoist a flag. Pasang omong, to join in conversation.
Pasang Batu, name of a tree on the mountains, Lithocarpus Javensis.
Pasangan, a yoke, a piece of wood laid over the necks of two buffaloes when yoked for use. The one which is the fellow; the pair; the match — of something else.
Pasangan, auxiliary marks on Javanese letters. Grammatical offices. Sanga, C. 695/6, derived from Sam, a particle and prefix implying union, with, together, (as a prefix it corresponds to Co, Con, Com etc.) and Gna, to know, name, appellation, sign. The technical name of any grammatical affix. To this Sanga are added the Polynesian prefix Pa and postfix an = Pasangan, something where with to make a union. A uniting mark.
Pasangrahan, a resthouse. A house built for the accommodation of government servants or travellers. The word Sangrah does not occur in Sunda, but would appear to mean: refreshment, or something of the kind, and thus Pasangrahan, is a place of refreshment. Such Pasangrahans serve as a kind of inn often in the interior, but all they afford without previous notice is only shelter.
Pasantrén, a place for Santris, thus in some sense a school, an academy.
Pasar, the Arabic Badzar, MARSDEN 211, a Bazar, a regularly constituted market, a know ledged by government, held usually once a week, and in some populous places twice a week. Formerly all pasars paid market dues; each person coming within the the limits of the pasar, with anything to sell, was subject to a tax. This tax at length became, on the government lands , so great a means of extortion, in the hands of Chinese farmers, that the government abolished the tax in a great measure in 1852, on lands subject to their own immediate controul.
Paséa, to fight, to quarrel, to dispute, to wrangle.
Paséban, an open audience hall before the dwelling of every native chief, see Séba. An open hall for people to collect in and await the orders of the chiefs. CRAWFURD gives Séwa, Sanscrit, to appear before a superior. Séwa, C. 764, to serve, service; worship, homage, — and thus the place of homage, where the people may pay their respects to their chief.
