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58 Bisa, poison, venom; wisa, C. 663 poison, venom.

Bisi, in case that. Bisi to hadé, for fear it should not be right.

Bismilah irahman irahim, as pronounced by the Sunda people, being the Arabic invocation at the commencement of any work or undertaking. It is used especially at the beginning of prayers, and means „In the name of God the merciful and compassionate“.

Bisnu, the Vishnu of Hindu mythology. As the word sometimes occurs in Jampé's, it may be well to copy over Clough's account of him at page 662. Wishnu (wisa, to enter, to pervade the universe) one of the three principal Hindu deities, and the preserver of the world, during the periods of temporary annihilation, he is supposed to sleep in the waters, floating on the serpent Sesha; Brahma is fabled to have sprung from a lotus, which grew from the navel of Vishnu, and the holy river Ganges is said to spring from his foot; the different avatars or awataras are considered as emanations of this deity; and in Krishna he is supposed to have been really and wholly incarnate; he is usually represented as a mild and benevolent deity. The name is also written Wisnu, C. 665.

Bisoro, a kind of fig tree- Ficus hispida.

Bisu, dumb, unable to speak.

Bisul, a boil, an inflammatory swelling under the skin.

Bita, delight, pleasure. Bita, C. 474, and Bhita C. 495, fear, alarm, apprehension, terror, dread- see Jagabita. This word appears in Java to have somewhat altered its meaning, which may have occurred from a misconception of the real meaning, which is an alarm, say lest something bad might occur, and hence has been taken to express delight, see kabita. The alarm at loss or injury being stronger with the native than the manifestation of delight, when in the enjoyment of any advantage.

Bitis, the lower part of the leg, from the knee downwards. The leg.

Bitu, to go off as a gun, to make a loud report, to explode. Bedil to daiken bitu, the gun would not go off.

Bitung, a variety of bambu, with thick wood, good for posts.

Biwir, the lips; Biwir mata, the eye lids- called in Malay Bibir. Loba teuyn biwir sia, you have a vast deal of jaw; too much to say.

Biyo, just now, a little time ago. Composed of the particle Be (vide), and iyo this.

Biyuk, stinking, putrid. Chi biyuk, stinking river.

Biyur, an idiomatic expression indicative of birds flying away in a flock, or animals running away in a crowd.

Blak, an idiomatic expression of flinging oneself down before another, as to ask for pardon and surrendering oneself. Blak nangkarak, he throw himself down on his back.

ago. Biâsa now is abhyâsa, practice, exercice, (Wilson); from as with the preposition abhi studere, studiose facere (Westergaard). Fr.