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Rh tĕuyn bogah ĕmbé, sok nyatuan papĕlakan batur, it is very annoying to have goats, they are constantly eating what the neighbours plant.

Sarakal, standing up in prayer. Getting upon the legs and holding out the arms to heaven in prayer.

Sarakit, a pair, a yoke of buffaloes or other cattle used for draught.

Saralak, the cross slips in a bambu gĕdėg, or in wattled bambu work, by which the whole is matted together.

Sarang, soon used up, soon expended, as the oil of a lamp. Sarang, the cross laths of split bambu which are tied upon and hold together the Darurung of a native house, and on which rest the Palupuhs. See Darurung. Sarang, di sarang, to hang up the rice block or its stampers, or even a flag, Umbul, in order to get dry weather. A superstitious practice. Sarang'éngé, the sun. The more usual word is Mata-poi. Sarangka, a scabbard, a sheath, a case for any weapon. The sheath of a gobang or sword etc. Rangka, in Malay, a scabbard, a sheath. Saranta, in difficulties, hard-pressed; jammed in a dilemna. Sarat, loaded, full-laden. Deep in the water as a ship or boat, from having a heavy load. Sarat, a person who assists the priest as assessor or witness at marriages. See Girang Sĕrat, which may be this Sarat or the Girang's assessor. Saratus, a hundred; the number 100. See Ratus. Sarauja, deep places in the sea. Saroja, C. 716, from Saras, a pond, ja, produced. The lotus; a fish. So that it appears that the Sunda people do not attach a literal meaning to the Saranya. The word occurs only in Pantuns. Saré, to sleep, to take repose by lying down. Slumber. A refined expression. Saréan, a sergeant. Opas saréan, the sergeant opas, the head opas or police puisne. The Dutch Serjant, pronounced Sergeant. The Opas saréan always remains about the great man's office, and hence the natives fancy that he is the opas who is at liberty to sleep! MARSDEN, page 191, gives Surian for sergeant. Saréat, whatever becomes manifest. The visible effect, the result, the upshot. Saréat na tĕulĕui goréng, the manifestation was bad; the result was unfortunate. Sarébu, one thousand. See Séwu. Sarémé, one grain of boiled rice. Kéjo sarémé ogé to di béré, he did not give us even one grain of boiled rice. Saréndét, MARSDEN calls it Persian,— a pretty little parroquet , about the size of a common house sparrow. Its beak is red, as well as the tail near its root. On its breast it has a yellow patch. All the rest of the body is green, except under the wings, where the feathers are blue. These Saréndéts are often kept in circular cages, which turn on pivots like a water wheel, and the bird by climbing along the bars keeps the cage revolving. Psittacus Galgulus.

Sarénkol, a small tubed bambu, resembling the Tamiang. It is crooked at every joint, diverging at some angle from the preceding one.