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Rh Pajĕg, a fixed tax, anything set firm, from jěg, which see. It is of still more extensive use in the formation of derivative words, when put as the beginning of a word, which is followed by an, as Gawè , to work, Pa-gawé-an, work, occupation. Gunung, a mountain , Pa-gunung-an , mountain districts or tracts. Pa in composition is often pronounced very short, and as such is frequently expressed below by Pě. Amongst the words below, which are monosyllables, with Pa before them, the meaning of the crude monosyllable has often been lost or become absolete, as in Patuk, the bill of a bird, which is, however, sometimes heard as Patok , and means thus an instrument for knocking or tapping with. But the Chok of Pachok is never heard singly. Pago, Pahul &c. admit of no solution to their meaning from the monosyllables go and hul, which are, now at least, not in use, whatever may have formerly been the case.

Pa, father. Probably an abbreviation of Bapa, father. In Clough occurs at page 37, Appa, father, as well as at page 459, Bapa, father.

Pabégal, a highway robber; a robber who attacks travellers.

Pabéyan, a toll-house, a customhouse, any place where toll is paid. See Béa or Béya.

Pabinihan, a small compartment fenced round in every sawah, in which the seed paddy is sown and where it is allowed to grow from 40 to 60 days, and is then planted out into the sawahs where it has to bring its grain to perfection. See Binih.

Paburantak, scattered about, lying in confusion. Dispersed.

Paburial, dispersed, scattered about. Said especially of any thing scattered about in water. Pabuwatan, deed, act , performance. The simple word Buwat, to do, to act — is Malay and not used in Sunda.

Pabuyar, dispersed, gone from one another, scattered about.

Pachar, also Pachar kuku, name of a plant or tree, used to dye the nails red. Kuku means the nail of the hand. Lausonia iners.

Pachar lěuwěung, the forest balsam. Balsamina latifolia. Found growing among the mountains in cool, moist situations. It bears pretty pink flowers the whole year through.

Pachěmut, coming often and in numbers. Confusedly coming in numbers so that no distinction can be made between one another. Eagerly trying who shall be first.

Pachět, a leech which lives on trees, in moist mountainous jungle, and not in water. It is very troublesome by getting inside the clothes and drawing blood. These land leeches are still more abundant and troublesome among the mountains of Ceylon where they are called Kudaella, Clough 135. They are. called in Malay Achih, MARSDEN page 3.

|Pachi-pachi, name of a common weed growing every where about gardens or cultivated land ; seldom more than a foot high with narrow leaves and labiate white flower, growing on axillae. Phlomis linifolia, also Leucas linifolia of the family of Labiatae. The leaves are used for doctoring horses. BLUME gives the native name as Daun Sétan or Devil's leaf, which name is unknown among the mountains. Pachikěr, awkward walking in fits and starts, limping.