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Rh of stick with a fibrous point used by painters. Tuli, C 240, a fibrous stick or brush, used by weavers for cleaning the threads of the woof; a painters brush, a fibrous stick used for that purpose. Again at page 6 of Clough we find Akshara-tulika, from Aksara, a letter, and Tulika, a brush = a pen. The final S is the only difficulty in the case, and Tulis no doubt means a method of writing, by painting on the letters, derived from India, which would supersede the Gurat and Surat, cr characters scratched on bambu. See Surat. There is a word in Singhalese which Clough appears to have omitted, but it is given at page 50 of Lambricks Singhalese Vocabulary, viz Lissanawa, to slip, to slide. Perhaps the crude part of this word, which would be Lis, has been joined to Tuli= Tuli-lis, elided into Tulis, as indicating the gliding motion of the brush. The lis in the sense of slipping or missing is heard in the word Pasalisihan, Salisih, which see.

Tulisan, a writing, a delineation. Predestination, appointed hour. Dalang ka tulisan nana, his hour has come. His registered fate has arrived.

Tulugtug, a stake, to stick into the ground. A thick stick sharpened and set into the ground.

Tulung, Tulungan, to help, to assist. Aid, assistance, support.

Tulus, done, accomplished, perfected. To come about, to happen. Tulus ayĕunah sugi, it now takes place that he becomes rich. Tulus lĕumpang ? is it to take. place that you set out Tulus di jadikĕa, It has now come to pass that it is made. Hanto tulus, it does not take place.

Tuluskĕn, to bring to pass, to cause, to take place. To execute.

Tuma, a flea or vermin that infests dirty clothing, and changes colour with the cloth.

Tumagung or Tumunggung, derived from Tua old, and Agung , chief, — comprising thus a combination of qualities held in high respect by the natives , viz age and high birth. The um put between the two words implies: similarity to, possessing the qualities of, — and in some cases continuity or repetition. Thus also in the Sunda language the word Jumarum, means like a needle, from Jarum, a needle; and Tumumbak, like a spear or Tumbak, two designations applied to sprouting paddy. On Timor the village chiefs are called Tumagung. Tijdsehrift voor Ned. Indie, 1 jaargang, deel 1, page 393. In Java Tumagung is a title for a native chief next below Adipati.

Tuman, accustomed, in the habit of doing anything. Ti tutur datang ka tuman, from habit becoming accustomed.

Tumanihna, when at liberty, when you have time, at your convenience. The word is also sometimes heard as Tumaninah. Eŭkĕur tumaninah, I have now leisure. Tumbak, a spear, a weapon of defence, a lance. A land measure of 12 Rhineland feet of each 12,357 English inches; see Kaki. A rood. Most probably derived from tĕuwĕuk, to stab, the peculiar um being introduced, and the w converted into b, and thus an object with which to stab. It is supposed that originally the word Tumbak was taken for a land-measure from the length of a chiefs spear, which is borne as a mark of dignity before him ,and was thus always handy for reference.