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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

Tajong and Tajonkĕn, to strike at with the foot. To kick forward. To strike with the forefoot as an animal would do. To kick forwards anything. See Tokėr, to kick backwards.

Tajug, a pile of fire-wood, cut into even lengths and set up in fathoms for sale or use.

Tajur, as di tajuran, to plant a Dukuh. To make a plantation of fruit-trees. See Tatajuran.

Takabur, vaunting, speaking large when no reality exists. Bragging.

Takbir, a prayer, or the expressions of adoration used on the eve before the Labaran or festival at the termination of the yearly fast. Only applied to praying on this occasion.

Takĕr, a measure of capacity, especially of oil, and is 33 bottles, of which 2½ takĕrs go to a picul-weight of oil. To measure over (in some vessel or implement of capacity).

Takĕran, any vessel to measure with. Assigned limits. So much and no more.

Takis, to ward off. To divert any object coming in contact with us. To parry. To push aside.

Takokak, the same as Mĕgai, which see. A very small bitterish Chokrom, of the size of a pea.

Takol, to knock, to strike, with something heavy.

Takonan, to enquire of, to investigate. To subject to enquiry. To examine by enquiry. Unceremoniously taking to task.

Takrim, Arabic, honour, respect, reverence.

Taksir, to estimate, to rate, to assess. To form an opinion of, to guess. Derived from the Dutch word Taxeren, to estimate, to assess. Taksir is also to levy a rent on paddy or other lands, by merely looking at the standing crop, estimating the same, and fixing such rent.

Taksiran, estimation, assessment. Opinion. Taksiran kula mohal mĕunang, in my estimation he would not get it. To bogah taksiran, I can form no idea of it. It does not look likely.

Taktak, the shoulder. Ka na taktakkĕn, put it on your shoulder.

Takwa, a jacket with sleeves which project beyond the hand.

Talaga, a pond of water, a lake. Name of a district in Cheribon where such lakes exist. Crawfurd in his Dissertation, page 42, says the word is the Sanscrit Taraga, a pond, corrupted. Perhaps derived from Tārāwā, C. 229, a duck. Gama, C. 197, going, moving, journeying. A village. Reduced to Taraga, a place where ducks move or stay. Talā, C. 225, a large pond covered with flowers. Any large sheet of water. Talākaya, C. 225, a tank, a pond.

Talaga Bodas, a volcanic mountain in the Prianger Regencies, South East from Sumedang. The crater of this volcano is occupied by a pool or lake of white water, hence Talaga Bodas, white lake.