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VL chinda. A great grandson,-a respectful
diminutive of chichit, q. v..XW-> chunda. A grandson; Sej. Mal., 12, 27; Ht.
Kal. Dam., 448; a respectful diminutive of
chuchu, q. v.
A)z ch6ndala. [Skr. chanddla: a pariah; an
outcast; a man who has forfeited all caste or
who is born a pariah.] Shameless; low; mean;
ignoble. Perawan sekharang laku-nya chendala
the modern maiden behaves like a harlot;
Marsd. Gr. 211. Also jendala.
\W:. ch6ndana. [Skr. chandana.] Kayu chendana:
sandalwood, santalum album; Sh. Pant. Shl., 2.
Sudah getaru chenndana pula: you have done
with agila-wood and now it is a case of sandal-wood again! -a proverbial equivalent for
its fellow-rhyme " sudah tahu bertanya pula,"
(you have been told once and here you come
asking the same question again); J. S. A. S.,
XI., 56. I
Ch. kuning: the common sandal-wood.
Ch. janggi: red sandal-wood.
Ch. kering: dry scentless sandal-wood; a
term of abuse.
Ayer ch.: water used at burial; cf. Sh.
May., 5.
1\ chdndawan. A generic name applied to
poisonous fungi, mostly agarici. The name
is also given to a legendary fungus of gigantic size believed to grow in the sea and to
shelter the fish; Sh. I. M. P., 3.
Mabok ch.: (literally) delirious as the result
of eating poisonous fungi by mistake for
mushrooms; (by metaphor) love-sick; Ht.
Gul. Bak., 75, I42; Sh. Bur. Pung., I8; Sh.
Panj. Sg.; —used of the condition of women
only, when overcome by desire. Chendawan
in this expression, and in many pantuns, has
a double meaning.
Ch. batang: a dry brown fungus growing on
old rotten tree stems, lentinus exilis.
Ch. boreng: a woody scarlet fungus common
on wood, used in native medicine as an
astringent.
Ch. ipoh: a white agaric with dull violet fur
on the top.
Ch. jemput-jemput: a bun-shaped black
polished fungus growing on wood, daldinia
vernicosa.
I This expression is common in pantuns; e. g.:Lopas geharu chAndana putla.
Rama-rama terbang ka-pekan;
Sudah tahu bUrtanya pula,
Dari sa-lama patek sembahkans.
Ht. Sh. Kub.

Sudah g/haru chendana pula,
Titak tmuW di-dalam puwan;
Sudhah tau bertanya pula,
Hendak bNrjumpa g#rangat, tuwan?
Ht. Ind. Bang., 37.
See also a similar pantun; Ht. Ahm. Md., 42.

Ch. karang: the branched fungi known in
England as witches' butter, clavaria, various
species. Also applied to stereum nitidulum.
Ch. merah: =- ch. boreng.
Ch. ramnbut ali: a very common plant with
hair-like stems running over dead leaves,
marasmius gordipes.
Ch. si-mangkok: a small cup-shaped fungus
growing on wood, cyathula, sp.
Ch. telekong: a white fungus with a beautiful white lacework veil hanging from the
upper part; dictyophora campanulata.
Ch. telinga kera: a brown woody fungus,
polystictus xerampelinus.
Ch. telinga tiyong: a bright orange red
fungus; agaricus, sp.
Ch. tumbong kelapa: a yellow ball-shaped
fungus, scleroderma flavo-crocatuzm.
Other unidentified varieties are: ch. kulat
pongsu, ch. puteh mata, ch. tekukor, and ch.
biring.
In. ch6ndayam. Pleasant to look at, beautiful;
Ht. Raj. Don., i6, 17..J^ chandat. A kind of hook with several unbarbed points used (chandat chari-chari) for
fishing up sunken cables, or (chandat sotong)
for catching cuttle-fish.
&:>' chandit. The extremity of a native anchor
to which the cable is not directly attached.
Tali ch.: a loop at this end of the anchor
through which the cable passes..)>-: chnndor = chndgra, II and III, q. v.
\JL. ch6ndbra. I. [Skr. chandra, the moon.]
The name given to an inferior race of divinities like the Indras, Mambangs, Peris, etc.
'Adat ch.: the customs of these divinities;
Ht. Gul. Bak., 24, 104. Muda ch.: young
and fair like one of these divinities; Ht. Sh.
Kub.
II. Deep, of sleep; = nyedar.
Sireh sa-kapor di-makan keira,
Pekan podak di-dalam perahtu;
Di-bawa tidor tiyada che/ndera,
Makan ta'-hendak, tidor ta'-mnahu:
she is carried to bed but she will not sleep;
she is unwilling to eat and unwilling to
slumber; Ht. Koris.
III. Chgndera mata: a present; a gift to
an equal; Marsd. Gr., I37.

c\ X;. chandarasa. [Skr. chandrahadsa.] The sword
of Rawana.
L CL.X- chlndnrus. (Penang.) The removal of evil
I odour from oil; anything put into oil to
remove its strong smell.

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