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98 Dadaun, that part of a kris sheath, which sits cross ways and holds the broad hilt of the kris; it is often curled up in an ornamental manner.

Dadawuhan, to have periods, or be subject to periodicity, as a tree which becomes bare when it changes its leaves. A period when any particular fruit comes into season. Said also of birds which appear to migrate, and are only seen at certain seasons, as snipe, or plover. (At Bali it means the measuring of time by a kind of clepsydra).

Dadu, Dice; Mata-dadu, Dice pattern, said of a cloth with pattern in small squares. Portuguese Dados, dice. Dadu is also Singhalese. C. 265, a kind of nut or large seed used as dice in playing a certain game. The Singhalese, no doubt, have the word also from the Portuguese.

Dadung, a thick rope for tying a buffalo.

Dadut, weighty, bunchy and large.

Daftar, Arabic, a list, inventory, register. (A word of Persian origin, introduced into Arabic. Freytag).

Dagang, to trade, to buy and sell. Tukang dagang, a merchant, a trader.

Dagangan, merchandise, goods for sale. Anything which we wish other people to take over from us, as to adopt our views &c. A choice of alternatives,

Dagangkĕn, to put up for sale, to expose for sale. To try to induce other people to join our views and do as we do.

Dagé, the fruit of any tree, as of Cocoanut, Pichung, or of the pulse called Kachang, which is set aside to mellow and soften or even to partly rot, as in the case of the cocoanut, that the oil, by such process, may be easily separated, Pulp.

Daging, flesh, animal substance. The grain of wood.

Daging, a variety of mangga so called.

Dago, to wait, to tarry, Di dago wat to datang, we waited but he did not come, Kami kudu di dagoān, you must wait for me.

Dagoan, to wait for any one

Dagor, hit, struck, rapped. Dagorkĕn, to rap, to strike.

Daha, name of an ancient kingdom of Java, of which the capital was in the province of Kĕdiri, called in Javanese Doho. It was one of the numerous petty states, into which Java was divided , on the death of Déwa Kasuma in the 9th century. Daha, C. 263 a lake or pond in which the lotus grows.

Dahar, to eat, to partake of; a fine expression and said of great men's eating. Kiai ĕukĕur dahar, the old gentleman is taking refreshment.

Dahdar, presents of clothes, of eatables &c, but not of money.

Daheuan, a brother or sister of our wife, who is older than her.

Dahi, as di dahi, to cut and trim the eyebrows, as young coquette native girls do.

Dahu, period, precise time, the moment when anything is to occur. Gens datang ka da-ku na, its time had come. (See above Dadawuhan).