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A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

Ngalĕmbĕng, not seeing clearly, not being able to distinguish colour or appearance with sufficient clearness.

Ngalémbongan, to clear up and put in order a bit of ground or garden.

Ngalĕnjĕr, laid down at full length; stretched out when sleeping.

Ngalĕu-ĕut, to drink tea or any warm decoction. A refined expression.

Ngalĕusĕuhan, to try on for the first time; to make use of for the first time. To make trial with. Ngalĕusĕuhan samping anyar , Trying on a new cloth for the first time. Ngalĕusĕuhan pare anyar, Taking a trial of the new paddy, eating it for the first time.

Ngalĕut, to follow each other in a row; to walk in single file. To come in quick suc- cession. To proceed in a continuous or unbroken line.

Ngalĕuya, the same as ngaluya, which see.

Ngaligur, lying about in numbers and in confusion; in abundance. Lauk munding ngaligur, the buftaloe flesh was lying about in all directions.

Ngalimbung, to gather together, to congregate.

Ngaliyĕuk, to stare about. To gaze around. To look up, or on one side.

Ngalohér, stretched out at ease. Lying down carelessly any where. Ngalohér bai di saung sawah, stretched out in a sawah shed.

Ngaluat, to make a grave; to prepare for burial.

Ngaluhuran, to be in a higher position. To be in a position above some one else. (Luhur, high).

Ngalului, to cook rice in a joint of bambu, which is thrust into a fire.

Ngalumprah, showing in a heap, collected together, but rather spread out.

Ngalumpuk, collected together, piled in a heap. Ngalumpuk is more in one heap or pile than ngalumprah.

Ngalungsur, to stop, to be discharged from office or employment.

Ngalunjak, impudent, insolent, of offensive manners.

Ngaluya, in large quantities; more than can be consumed; more than one knows what to do with.

Ngambang, to float or swim in water. Said more especially of anything which lies length- ways on water, as a piece of wood, a spar, a bambu or the like.

Ngambat, to entangle another person in any dispute; to draw into our own difficulties; to complicate. To acknowledge having done some evil, or committed some crime, but not alone, as it was done in company or with connivance of some one else who is named. Ngambat ha batur, to involve our neighbours (in our own difficulties); is often to accuse falsely.

Ngambĕk, to get in a rage; to get vexed, to kick up a row. Ulah sok bĕuki ngambĕk, Don't get so easily vexed. Datang nu bogah, ngambĕk bai, when the owner came he kicked up a row.

Ngambĕuh, to smell, to get the odour of. To scent a coming event.

Ngambul, to float upwards, to come or spring up in water. Said of anything which was kept under the surface, but which now comes up.