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Rh having of old traded for this spice. See Crawfurds Indian Archipelago Vol 1 Page 497. The clove in some dialects is known by the name of Bung'a lawang. Lawanga, C. 605, the clove tree. The English word Cloves is evidently a modification of the French Cloux, as heard in Cloux de girofle. The Dutch call this article Nagelen, nails, so that all nations appear to have agreed to call this fruit by the name of nails, from the resemblance which it bears to that small iron article.

Chéngkél, hair which has got interwoven and frizzled together so that you cannot comb it straight.

Chěngkir, a young Cocoa nut which has not yet got any pulp.

Chěngkir, a variety of Mangga so called.

Chénténg, a watchman, a guard; this word is probably of Chinese origin.

Chéntong, a large spoon, a ladle; a mason's trowel.

Chéntrang, clear, transparent, unclouded. Lang'it chéntrang an unclouded sky. Chéntrang ka barat, it is clear towards the west.

Chĕpak, level as land; a level place.

Chěpat, in a straight, unswerving direction. Seems to correspond with the Malay Tepat, a term annexed to the East and West points of the compas. Marsden P. 77. Chepat bai ka barat, straight towards the west. Chepat bai ka na tangkal kalapa, straight on towards the Cocoa nut tree.

Chépat, to cut off, to lop off small branches. To cut through or off at one stroke.

Chěpěl, adhesive, clammy.

Chépér, flat, not curved or very slightly so. Flat like a flat dish or waiter.

Chěpět. quick, active. Be quick! look sharp!

Chěpuk, a small brassbox; a cup with a cover, generally found on a betle stand and containing tobacco.

Chěrah, split, gaping a little; a crack.

Chěré, a variety of Paddy which grows with little water and will thrive in bad land or where better sorts fail, but the grain shakes easily from the straw.

Chěréchét, a handkerchief which is worn hung over the shoulder, often with Seureuh materials or the like tied up in one corner of it.

Chěrědik, wide awake; unfairly taking advantage of another's ignorance. Shrewd, acute.

Chěrělěng, squirting out, as a liquid tapped out of any vessel, or juice flowing naturally, from a tree or plant.

Chěrěmé, a tree and its fruit. Cicca nodiflora.

Chěrěmé, name of the great mountain of Cheribon, high 9731 Rhineland feet.

Chérét, the splash of water.

Chěrét, to scribble, to write; indicative of scratching marks or writing on anything, as paper, a bit of bambu &c. Cherét bai di tulisken, and scribbling he wrote it down.

Chěréwét, quarrelsome, finding fault about every little trifle; a matter of dispute.