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422 whole, entire, complete; thus a little of everything, as natives are found of having great variety in all that they prepare.

Samběr, to seize, to pounce upon, as a bird of prey with its talons. Di samběr hěulang, a hawk pounced upon it (and took it away). Di samběr gělap, he was struck by lightning,—as if the lightning had pounced upon him.

Samběrilen, the diamond beetle.

Sambět, a small hand—net to catch fish, like the landing net of an angler in Europe. It is a bag of net stretched round two twigs bent in a circle.

Sambha, C. 713, a name of Indra.

Sambhawa, occurs as a name in Sambhawa Pakuan. Sambhawa, C. 713, from Sam, implying perfection or intensity, and Bhawa, being, cause, origin, birth, production. Pakuan is Pajajaran. Sambhawa Pakuan, having its origin in Pajajaran.

Sambhu, C, 713, from Sam, auspicious particle,—Bhu, to be. A name of Siwa, also of Brahma. A sage, a venerable person, a parent, a progenitor.

Sambilan, a piece of wood which passes through the buffaloe yoke, one of which descends on each side of the neck of the animal, by which it is thus yoked by a Sawad or band passing under the neck, and joining the two lower ends of the Sambilan.

Sambrani, an imaginary breed of horses; a sort of Pegasus. Supposed to be able to fly in the air. Tumpak kuda sambrani, mounted on a Pegasus.

Sambung, to join on, to splice, to piece on to something else. To unite.

Sambut, to take in hand. To perform any work, to work at. To go out to meet; to receive with all due honours. Sawah éta kudu di sambut, that sawah must be worked. Parentah éta kudu di sambut, those orders must be complied with. Di sambut ka lawang kěbon, he went out to meet him as far as the garden gate.

Sambutan, what is taken in hand; work undertaken, Sawahs which are being ploughed or worked.

Saměunang-měunang, by all possible means; by every endeavour. Do your best.

Saměunangna, as far as you can manage; whatever can be got; what is got.

Sampai, name of a rattan, resembles Sampang, and used for same purposes.

Sampaikěn, to hang up cloth or clothes on a rope, piece of bambu or the like. To put clothes across any object by way of putting them away, or hanging them out to dry. The word in Malay is Ampei, to hang out, to hang (as clothes), page 16, without the initial S.

Sampalan, properly: pasture land, from Nyampal, to graze, any grassy land where cattle may be fed.

Sampan, a river boat, a cargo boat on a river. Properly Chinese Sam, three, Pan, planks. It may be, however, from Hambana, C. 786, a large boat, a dhoney, with Sa the Polynesian prefix, Sa-hambana, Sampan. Hamba, C. 786, haste, speed; rapidity, and may thus originally have meant: a fast boat.

Sampang, name of a thick, stiff, unbending variety of rattan much used for spear handles and walking sticks. Colour in shades of red.