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 294 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE

Nangka-beurit, literally the Mouse Jack fruit, a variety of the Jack fruit, of which the fruit is long and round. Called in Malay Champědak, Artocarpus Polydheraa of the family of Urticea. The Sunda name means literally the rat or mouse Jack tree, which probably betrays the trees as not aboriginally belonging to Java, or else there would be some single and purely indigenous name for it. Yet it is found every where in abundance among the mountains. The Malay word Champǎdak ; contains the word Champa, which was a country of Bengal, the present Bhagalpore; Dakh, (C. 252) a giver, a donor — may denote that it was given by, or introduced from Champa.

Nangka Wolanda, The Sour-sop, Anona Muricata; — originally introduced from the West Indies by the Dutch and hence Wolanda.

Nangkarak, lying on the back, with the belly upwards.

Nangkod, adhering to; in close connexion with; embracing.

Nangkoda, persian, the captain of a seagoing vessel , a native captain ; the same as Nakhoda.

Nangkub, lying on the belly, with the back upwards.

Nangkuban, inverted over anything; lying with the belly downwards over anything.

Nangsi, name of a tree, Urtica Eubescens.

Nangtung, on end, upright , standing up. Maka nantung sia, stand up. Maka nararangtung, get up all of you. Nararangtung, is the plural of nangtung.

Nanjak, to go up, to ascend a hill, to climb a steep place.

Nanjĕur, upright, erect, on end; rearing up. Kuda na urut nanjĕur, the horse had reared up.

Nanya, to ask; to enquire. Kula teu nanya, I did not ask. (Mal, Tánya, Tannya, Ger.).

Nanyaken, to enquire after anything; to question.

Napal, adhering, adhesive, sticking to; clammy; in juxtaposition. (Jaz. Napĕl, to have a circuit to adhere, stick to).

Napas, arabic, breath, respiration; the breath of life; air which is taken into the lungs; soul, spirit. (نفس, Nafs, anima; persona, individuum. نفس Nafas, spiritus, anhelitus. Freytag).

Napas, a colour of horse's hair, which is light brown or fawn. Kuda napas, a fawn colored horse.

Napi, to sift, to put through a sieve or riddle; especially said of rice and grain. (Jav. Napenni, idem).

Napsu, arabic, the energy of life; the passions; a willingness to exert oneself; sensual desires, lust. Owoh napsuan, there is no exertion in him or it , said of man or beast. Napas alam dunya, the desires of this world. (From the same root نفس, in the 3d form dcsideravit, 4th cupidum reddidit, desiderio affecit. Freytag).

Narajang, to come in contact with; to fly at and attack; to fall to the lot of. Maung