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70 Bulu, hair of the body of man and of animals, but not the hair of the head of man which is Bu-uk. The feathers of birds, a quill for writing.

Bulubur, gathered up at random, what has been thrown away by others. Hateup bulubur, ataps or thatch which has been used and thrown away as useless, but gathered together and used again for want of better.

Buludru, velvet- the Portuguese Veludo, velvet. (See Beludru.)

Buluh, name of a variety of bambu; Awi buluh, Bambusa aspera, of little use as the worms eat it very fast.

Buluh Munti, a variety of bambu, somewhat like common Buluh only somewhat smaller.

Bulukan, mouldy, covered with mouldiness from having been moist and not properly dried, said especially of bread or boiled rice which has been set aside long enough to get mouldy.

Bulukbuk, a sort of large glaga, or tall almost arborescent grass.

Bulumanukken, a verb compounded of Bulu feather, and manuk bird; and it implies to confound or mix like feathers of a bird which you cannot distinguish one from another.

Bulu-Mayang, the fine plume or tail-feathers of cock-birds, which come out at the period of maturity. The sign of adolescence.

Bulu Ongko, The poison tree of Java. I have never heard of it in the Sunda districts. The Bulu Ongko is a large forest tree growing in the Eastern districts of Java. I have seen it in Malang and inland of Banyuwang'i, and the people there all assure you that from its juice the virulent poison is prepared. Bulu they say is the name of a particular Ficus called in the Sunda districts Bunut, to which the leaf bears a resemblance; and Ongko is an abbreviated form of Nongko, nangka, the Jack fruit tree, because the fruit resembles it. In most books the famous Poison tree of Java is said to be called Anchar, antiaris Toxicaria; that name having been assigned by either Leschenault or Horsfield. Anchar may be the name in some districts, but I have never been able to hear of the word any where on Java.

Bumbang, having a fair and clear passage through, as through grass, reeds or Jungle &c, by often passing through, or by cutting down. Knocked over, slapped down.

Bumbu, condiments, the ingredients of any mixture for eating, as of curry. Spices.

Bumbung, a small bambu measure, mostly for rice or other seeds. A bambu fitted with a lid or cover for the purpose of keeping any object.

Bumbung delan, name of a tree. Cassia marginata. Has long black round pods, called in some parts of Java Trengguli and Asem Wolanda, called familiarly by the Dutch „ trommel stokhen" drumsticks, from their shape.

Bumi, the Earth, the world; the residence of a great man; the original inhabitants of a place; those who by long descent are dwellers in the same place. Bhumi, C. 498. The Earth, land, place, scite in general.