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152 Huru, to burn, to set fire to. Huru, C. 797. the Sun.

Huru, a tribe of  trees,  of  which  there are many varieties, many of them good as timber for house-building. They belong to the genera Laurus and Litsæa.

Huruhara, in confusion,  always  in  a fuss without getting through work. Tumult, uproar, disturbance. Hara, C. 787 to take: who or what takes or seizes, carries or conveys. Huruhara is probably a duplication of this word Hara. The first word made Huru to show a diversity of taking,  and will thus imply- snatching, seizing, and thereby denote the confusion which the Sundas attach to the word. (See Hiru-hara.)

Hurun, to tie up in a bundle anything coarse and large, especially firewood.

Hurunan, a bundle of firewood &c.

Hurung, glowing, blazing up, kindled as fire.

Hurup, to attack in numbers; to overpower with many.

Husen, vide Ariya Damar.

Hut, the Zodiacal sign Pisces. (Arab. حُرتّ).

Hutang, debt,  loan,  credit. To borrow. Hutang sia sa braha? how much is your debt? Bĕunang ku hutang, to get by a debt, to borrow.

Hu-ut, fine or  coarse  bran,  chaff. Ki-hu-ut name of a tree often covered with white flowers, as if dredged with bran or flour, hence the name, which has also partly been transferred to the Botanical name- Geunsia Farinosa.

Huwap, a morsel, a mouthful. Sa huwap kéjo, a mouthful of boiled rice. (See Huapan.)

Huwapan, to feed by putting into the mouth of another; to stuff.

Huwi, a potatoe,  a yam,  any  farinaceous  or  esculent  root, of which there is a great variety, belonging  chiefly to the genera Dioscorea and Conrolvulus. The following  is a list of those known to the Sunda people


 * 1. Bahung, a large sort.


 * 2. Boléd, the same as Mantang, wich see.


 * 3. Butun, probably the yam of Butun, an  island off the S. East corner of Celebes. It is planted by the  Chinese  about   Tangĕrang and Léngkong. It is the Dioscorea alata. Alata, introduced into Java? which would denote its being originally a stranger there.


 * 4. Buwah.


 * 5. Dudung, small and round grows wild in forest.


 * 6. Gĕdé, a large variety.


 * 7. Jahé, a small sort.


 * 8. Kalapa, a large sort.


 * 9. Kamayung, resembles Toropong only shorter.


 * 10.Kĕntang, the common potatoe, Solanum tuberosum.


 * 11.Kĕtan, large sort.