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312 jambu, I am going to gather in all the fruit from the Jambu tree.

Ngunglon, to do as a Bunglon or Chameleon. To deceive by changing appearance. To trim conduct according to circumstances.

Ngunjung, to pay a visit; to make a visit of ceremony.

Ngunjungan, to make obeisance to a great man, by creeping towards his feet and touching them with the folded hands, as natives do towards their chiefs.

Ngupat, to speak bad of people behind their backs; to scandalize. To defame.

Ngurus and ngurusan, to have care of. To look after. To put in order. To arrange.

Ngusur, to bribe, to give a douceur.

Ngutil, to pluck fruit which first comes ripe. The first of a crop of fruit.

Nguyang, to go in search of food among the neighbours, especially in the season of scarcity, by carrying some trifles, as fruit, firewood or the like, to exchange for paddy or rice. This nguyang system is also half begging.

Nguyung, ill and weakly; labouring under protracted sickness; lingering with any disease, neither dying outright nor getting better.

Ni, an epithet for a native woman already of some age, and may somewhat correspond with our Mrs., madam; it is the short for Nyai which see. Ni mandor, the wife of the mandor, or Mrs. Mandor. The term is not so respectful as when spoken more at length and pronounced clearly Nyai.

Nigang, said of a woman's head which has been nicely dressed, well combed and stuck full of flowers or other ornaments.

Ni-is, to cool oneself. To sit in a cool place. (From Ti-is, Bal. Tis, cold).

Nikah, arabic, nuptials, the rites or ceremonies of marriage. Geus nikah, they have gone through the marriage ceremony (before the priest). (نكاح Nikáh, congressus venerens; matrimonium).

Nikěs, to snap, to break short. To break the stem of a tender plant so that it hangs towards the ground without being actually separated.

Nil, the river Nile. The Sunda people hear of the Nils and Měsir or Egypt and Grand Cairo, from the pilgrims to Mecca.

Nila, the Indigo dye, the prepared Indigo dye. The plant is called Tarum. Nila, C. 330, the colours blue, black and green.

Nilěm, name of a white coloured fish in stagnant waters. Rohita Hasseltii.

Nilěm, Talinga. The Sapphire stone. (Nila, Skr. Sapjihire).

Nimbal, to present itself, to come forward. May often be translated by—and then. Lamun kaběněran nimbal ka nu hadé, if it so happens that a good one presents itself. Nimbal děui to pěupěuli měun daik ěurěun di gawé, and then he did not say that he wished to stop from working.

Ninchak, to tread upon, to set foot on. Ulah ninchak ka dinyo, do not tread upon that spot. Ninchak ka nu goréng, coming amongst what is bad. (Mai. Inchak id). id).