A SHORT GLOSSARY
adat, precept, regulation, religious observance. antoh, spirit, good or evil. atap, a shelter, consisting of a mat resting on upright saplings, often erected in the boats on long journeys.
babi, pig. badak, rhinoceros. balei, a general name for a house of worship. barang, goods, things, belongings. blanga, large, valuable jar, usually of Chinese manufacture. blian, priest-doctor. bom, custom-house. brua, soul.
chavat, loin-cloth. company (the), the government. cranyang, basket.
damar, resin.
gutshi, large jar.
inlander, native. ipoh, poison for the dart of the blowpipe, also the tree from which it is secured (the upas tree).
kali, river. kampong, native village. kapala, chief (= pumbakal). kidyang, a small kind of deer. kiham, rapids. kuala, mouth of a river.
ladang, paddi field. laki, man, male. lombok, red pepper.
mandau, Dayak short sword (= parang). mandur, overseer.
nagah, fabulous animal, the apparition of a spirit.
onder, native subdistrict chief. orang, man.
paddi, rice. parang, Dayak short sword (= mandau). pasang-grahan, public lodging-house. pisau, small knife. plandok, mouse-deer (tragulus). prahu, native boat. pumbakal, chief (= kapala).
raja, a native chief, or noble. raja besar, big raja. ringit, the Dutch coin of f. 2.50. rupia, florin, guilder. rusa, deer.
sambir, mat made from palm leaves. sarong, a cloth wound around the loins. sayur, vegetable stew. sumpitan, blowpipe.
takut, timid. ticcar, mat made from rattan. tin, five-gallon tin can. tingang, great hornbill. tingeling, scaly ant-eater. tuak, native rice brandy. tuan, master, lord. tuan besar, great master or lord. tuba, root used for poisoning the water for fishing purposes.
utan, jungle, woods.
wah-wah, gibbon, a long-armed monkey. wang, coin, money.