saddle.
aban, aban-aban 1 orders for drill; 2 reg loud noise. See also aba.
abang ng, abrit kr 1 red, reddish-brown; 2 ripe (of ripe product); - biru fig circumstances, fate; - dluwang very pale: even white paper is redder; - mbranang or abing bright red; - tuwa dark red;
abang-abang s.t. red;
ngabang to redden; - bironi to cause s.o. to be ashamed;
ngabangi 1 to redden s.t.; 2 to make the colour redder than before; 3 to become red;
ngabangaké to cause s.t. to be red; kuping (rai, mata) fig to cause s.o. to be angry;
abangan one who does not adhere strictly to the precepts of Islam;
abang-abang lambé 1 to make the lips red; 2 fig what the listener wants to hear; 3 fig to play up to s.o.; small talk; gossip. See also bang.
abar I no longer effective, powerless;
ngabar 1 to evaporate, vaporise; 2 to lose effectiveness; 3 to default on an obligation (of bet); 4 to excite the gamecocks before fighting by facing them to each other;
ngabaraké to cause s.t. to be powerless; powerless;
pangabaran magical formula for destroying the enemy's power;
kabar to lose the best essence;
santen - thin coconut milk (see also santen); prawan - non-virginal girl (see also prawan);
abaran or abar-abaran (of gamecocks) to face each other excitedly before fighting. See also aber I.
II ngabar-abar to threaten by brandishing a sharp weapon. See also agar.
abas I ngabas to act indiscriminately, without basis.
II ngabas var of ngabar, see abar I.
abdas to cleanse o.s. ritually before prayer;
pabdasan or padasan a large earthen vessel with a tap, containing well water for ritual ablution before prayers.
abdi k.i. (batur, réwang ng, réncang kr) servant; - dalem 1 servant at court; 2 I, me (when addressing o.s. to royalty); - dalem jaba palace officials under the vice regent; - dalem juru palace soothsayer; - dalem garap clerk in a Surakarta regent's office; dalem prajurit palace guard; - dalem silir court official in charge of the palace lamps;
ngabdi to live in s.o.'s home as a servant, fig to give good service to s.o.;
ngabdèni to be s.o.'s servant;
ngabdèkaké 1 to have s.o. live in s.o.'s home as a servant; 2 to take s.o. as a servant;
kaabdèkaké ng, kaabdèkaken kr, to be appointed as a servant at court;
pangabdi or pangabdèn service.
aben I to compete; competition, confrontation (kr for adu).
II each, every (coll var of saben);
abene usually;
aben-aben from time to time, again and again.
aber I to lose its magic power; no longer effective (of magic formula etc) (var of abar);
ngaber-aberi to cause s.t. to be powerless.
II to fly (var of iber);
aber-aberan or iber-iberan flying creatures.
abet, ngabet or mangabet lit to be a servant;
kabet to be framed;
abet-abet 1 frame; 2 lit a female servant in a hermitage.
abing bright red. See abang.
abipraya intention, purpose;
saabipraya harmonious, to make an agreement.
abir long-handled Chinese sword.
abiséka 1 consecration of a king; 2 king's name given at a consecration.
abjad 1 alphabet (Arabic or Latin); 2 alphabetical order.
ablah, ngablah-ablah 1 wide open; 2 to sleep sprawled on one's back.
ablak, ngablak 1 to open the mouth wide; 2 to blab; 3 to talk senselessly;
ngablak-ablak wide open;
ngablakake to leave s.t. wide open. See blak, eblak.
abon I shredded meat that has been boiled and fried.
II s.o. who is paid as part time labour (of cigarette home industry).
III reg offering; kebo - buffaloes offered for ritual ceremonies (see also kebo); yatra - money to buy a buffalo for religious offering (see also yatra).
abon-abon variety of side-dishes for ceremonial meals.
abong-abong reg just because.
abor rotten (of egg).
abot ng, awrat kr, heavy, hard, weighty; ènthèng degree of weight; - sanggané fig to be unable to oppose s.o. (of competition etc); to have difficulty supporting s.o.; tembako - strong tobacco (see also tembako); lakon - a profound drama (see also lakon, laku); ngabotaké to consider (more) important.
See bot, bobot.
abra glittering, sparkling.
abrag or abrag-abrag 1 household articles, utensils; 2 lumber, junk;
diabrag (of clothing, shoes etc) intended for everyday or ordinary use;
abragan 1 household utensils; 2 junk, worn-out articles.
abreg plentiful;
abreg-abregan to be piled up;
saabreg-abreg in heaps.
See also ambreg II.
abrik, ngobrak-abrik to turn upside down;
mobrak-mabrik in disarray; in utter disorder.
abrit red (kr for abang).
absah 1 valid; 2 paid up.
absara god, deity.
absari goddess, female deity.
abuh swollen, puffy;
ngabuh-abuhi to be swollen (of wound, corpse).
abuk I 1 power (reg var of bubuk); 2 manure, fertiliser (reg var of rabuk).
II ngabuk 1 to claim possession of s.t. one does not own; 2 to
