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AND ENGLISH

the same word as the preceding, only as a substantive, barCij; the new comer being confounded with the trader who has no fixed home; the r in the Malay word I consider to be placed in consequence of the n being cerebral, as it were rn. Fr.)

Buntal, the name of a fish in rivers; by irritating it, and rubbing its belly against the ground or on a stone, it swells out into almost a round ball.

Buntas, got through, done, achieved as any work or operation.

Buntel, a bundle of clothes, or anything tied up in cloth, as the corner of a handkerchief &c.

Buntet, not opening, closed.

Buntiris, a plant with thick and crenulated leaf. Calanchoe crenata.

Buntu, closed, shut off, not admitting further ingress, as a cave in limestone rock.

Buntung, maimed by the loss of some part, as a man of his finger or hand; an animal of its tail. Kuda buntung a short tailed horse. Suku na buntung, his leg is shortened off, part bf the leg wanting through accident.

Buntut, the tail of animal or bird; the fagend; metaphorically the tail of any occurence or incident; the consequence of; the followers and accompaniment of a great man.

Buntut luku, the tail of a plough.

Buntut Anjing, literally Dogstail, is a tall reedy grass with a bunch of seeds terminal to the stem.

Bunuh, to cut open anything, especially fruit or vegetables, to get at the contents which are eatable or drinkable, especially said of Cocoa nuts.

Bunut, a tree, Ficus Glabella.

Bunyi, to sound, to make a noise, to crack a whip. Sense, meaning.

Bunyian, sounding instruments; their sound; music.

Bupati or Bopati, a Government Regent, a native chief over extensive territory; a general term, not a denomination of rank. Bupati, C. 477, a King, a monarch, from Bu the Earth, and Pati> chief or lord.

Bur, the idiomatic expression of pouring out, or of running away, escaping, fleeing. Bur bai di taburken> and out they poured it.

Buragu, a word used in Pantuns to express prosperous, lucky.

Burak-barik, to be dispersed, scattered about.

Buraken, to spite out; to blow out of the mouth anything that has been chewed, as siri leaves &c. This is frequently done on occasions of Jampd.

Burang, a caltrop; sharpened bambus set about gardens or plantations to spike wild pigs or other animals; sharpened bambus set any where to spike man or beast.

Burangrang, said of the leaves which wither and drop off a tree all at once. Said especially of the withered leaves which drop off a felled tree. See Rangrang.

Burangrang, the name of a mountain on the confines of Krawang and the Prianger Regencies, which the ancient tradition of the country considers as the withered bran