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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

Sĕubĕuh, satisfied, with the belly full. To have one's heart's content. Sĕubĕuh ku kéjo, to be satisfied with rice. Aing sĕubĕuh ku laléwa sia, I have got my belly full of your nonsense. I am tired to death with your nonsense.

Sĕu-ĕul, provokingly long and wearisome. Anything which causes provoking delay. A tiresome undefined pain. Sĕu-ĕul ngadagoan batur, I was wearied out by waiting for my companion. Sĕu-ĕul di na bĕutĕung, to have an undefined wearisome pain in the stomach.

Sĕu-ĕur, harsh and rough. Not allowing any other thing to slip readily along it. Dilatory, tedious.

Sĕuhang, name of a tree. Ficus Glabra.

Sĕukĕut, sharp, cutting well. Péso sĕukĕut, a sharp knife. Figuratively: causing oneself to be obeyed. Sĕukĕut naker paréntah na, his orders were very sharp (no shirking them).

Sĕukrah, rough to the feel, harsh, having unevenness. Batu sumpur sĕukrah, a sumpur stone is rough.

Sĕumĕuh, rather, verging towards, somewhat of, —said of colours. Sĕumĕuh puti, rather white, verging towards white. Sĕumĕuh bĕurĕum, somewhat red.

Sĕumoni, a variety of small cockroach. Blatta orientalis.

Sĕung'ĕut, alight, burning.

Sĕung'ĕutkĕn, to set fire to. To fire off (a gun). Sĕung'ĕutkĕn damar, to light a candle or lamp.

Sĕung'it, sweetscented, of agreeable smell, fragrant.

Sĕungkĕk, sessile, without a neck. Said of fruit or animal which has no stalk or neck, as fish.

Sĕungkĕud, in a hurry. Doing all you can to get a thing quick done. Diligent, active.

Sĕungkĕudken, to hurry on, to expedite, to hasten.

Sĕungkĕur, to hooping of wood which holds a Bubu fishing trap distended, called also Bĕngkĕr. Sĕungkĕur in also another name for Sumbi in weaving. See Sumbi.

Sĕuntak, to frighten, to cause terror by the voice, to alarm. To cause fear by speaking harshly to. To upbraid, to rebuke.

Sĕupa, and Sĕupan, to cook vegetables and greens bij steaming.

Sĕupahan, the ingredients for chewing betle. See Nyĕupah.

Sĕurĕud, also pronounced Sĕrĕud, to sting as a wasp.

Sĕurĕuh, called in Malay Siri; it is the leaf of the Piper Betle, or Chavica betle, and is universally chewed by the natives, accompanied by lime, gambir and tobacco, which cause a plentiful blood-red saliva, which they spit out. As a matter of courtesy, the natives always present these materials for chewing to strangers or visitors, in the same way that Europeans would offer a glass of wine or spirits. The Sunda and Malay are word are evidently of a common origin. Siribo, C. 736, the betle creeper (Piper Betle). Has the Siri also orginally come from the continent of India?