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Rh Tungtung, end, terminus, point, extremity. Tungtung kayu, the end of the stick or bit of wood. Di tungtung imah, at the end of the house. Sa tungtung aya jalan mohal wěléh, as long as a road can be found, I shall not give it up. Tongala, C. vol. 1, page 167, the end, the extreme point of the length of anything. The Sunda word looks like the first syllable of the word Tongala, duplicated.

Tungtung langit, the horizon.

Tungtung mata, the external angle of the eye.

Tunjang, a prop, a shore, a support. A piece of wood or stick set end-ways by way of a support. Tunjang lawayan; a diagonal prop.

Tunjangan, to trop or shore up. To shove amongst anything. A prop. A piece of wood or stick set end-ways.

Tuntun, to lead, to guide by the hand. To lead by a halter or bridle.

Tuntut, to do anything by degrees; first one and then the other. Successively. Tuntut di akutan, to carry away by degrees, successively. Tuntut mayer, to pay successively. Di tuntut di hakan, successively to eat it. Di tuntut di omėan, he mends it successively, as it gets out of order, or repair.

Turalak, name of a tree, Uvaria Burahol, bears a fruit size of an egg with very large stone.

Turi, to pierce, to make an incision in the flesh. Bisul na di turi, he operated on the boil by piercing it (by running a needle into it), lauk na di turi, he strung the flesh (by running a slip of bambu through it).

Turi, name of a tree, Agati Grandiflora, from large white flowers.

Turi Buwana, the leader of the Malay people from Sumatra when they emigrated to Singapore. Turi Buwana died A. D. 1208. Turiya, C. 239, musical instruments in general; Buwana, Universe, see voce. The musical instrument of the Universe, perhaps from his power of persuasion over his followers.

Turiang, some time after the regular paddy crop has been cut on the sawahs, in swampy places fresh shoots of paddy straw will grow up of themselves, being tillers from the old roots. These the natives call Turiang, and the word will admit of the following interpretation from the Sanscrit. Turu, C. 239, a tree; Hyang, see voce, a divinity, Turu-hyang = Turiang, the trees or plants of the divinity, because they grow of themselves, and are not planted or cared for by man.

Turk, a Turk.

Turub, a cover, a lid. Turup tolok, a basket-cover.

Turuban, to cover up, to cover over.

Turub-hawu, name of a fish in the Chitarum. It resembles the Raranchak, only is larger. The literal meaning of the words is: cover or lid of the fire place, that is, it is broad enough to cover up the Hawu.

Turui, the fruit bunch of the plantain-tree, which grows out from the crown of the tree. Each plantain-tree throws out only one Turui, on which the fruit is attached.