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Rh Rébu, thousand. Sa-rébu = 1000. Tilu rébu = 8000. See Séwu.

Rěbut, to snatch, to seize hastily, to seize, to take by force. To scramble for anything. Main rěbutan, to play at scrambling,—as the opportunity is given to the natives by the Chinese once a year, on one of their festivals.

Réché, copper money. Doits.

Rěd, the idiomatic expression of tying tight, of drawing any rope or band close and well together. Rěd bai di talian, and they bound him tight.

Rěg, the idiomatic expression of stopping short when out walking, running, riding or the like. Unchal na rěg ngaranděg, the deer suddenly came to a stand still.

Régang, brushwood or small tangled bushes cut down; boughs and tangled twigs or other vegetable matter, after they have been cut, laid against a fence, a buffaloe shed etc. to prevent thieves getting in.

Régangen, to throw Régang into water to prevent people from using casting nets to take fish.—Régang laid against any place.

Rěgas, brittle, easily breaking, readily snapping. Tali na rěgas, the rope is brittle.

Rěgěděd, indicative of binding or fastening. Rěgěděd bai di talian, he bound him by putting a rope on him.

Rěgis, name of a small fish in rivers. The same fish is called Génggéhék at Buitenzorg.

Réhé, lonely, no one stirring, solitary. Easup ha imah ěukěur réhé, went into the house, at a time when no one was astir. Raha, C. 588, solitariness, privacy.

Rějang, women who play on the Těrěbang and accompany it with dancing and singing. These are not common Ronggéngs, and occur in Bantam. Else where called Bědaya.

Rějim, Arabic, stoned, pelted with stones; execrable, accursed,—. See Audabila.

Rék, the idiomatic expression of looking, of casting a glimpse. Rék ka luhur béh aya, and casting a look upwards, there it was.

Rékép, close joined, without any interstice. So close as not to allow the passage of water. Impervious. Keeping matters secret. Ayěuna běndungan na rékép, now the dam is closed up, or impervious. Pagěr na rékép, a fence which is so close set that no fowls or small animals can pass through. Rékép amat éta jélěma bogah béja, how close that man is about the news.

Rěm, the idiomatic expression for reaping as the natives do it, by snapping each individual straw, when cutting paddy with the Etém. Rěm bai di pibuatan, and seizing the ears they cut the paddy. Gěrrah rěm rěm, go to work and cut (the paddy). Ruman, according to, is in Malay rice straw, which no doubt has its etymon in the Sunda Rěm.

Rémbang, name of a Residency and chief place on the north coast of Java.

Rěmběs, oozing through or out as water. Water or liquid leaking and in small quantities.

Rémpan, fearful lest, in trepidation, in expectation of some accident occurring. Rémpan ku bisi, inggis ku sugan, fearful in case that, wavering with a perhaps;—a native aphorism.

Rěmpěg, growing and thriving in numbers,—said of plants. Collected,—said of materials