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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">Hi David,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">It appears as if the origin, as least in part, of the word you are looking at is the Sanskrit</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><I> <FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">nalada</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></P>
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<FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT"><A HREF="http://sanskritdictionary.com/?iencoding=iast&q=nalada&lang=sans&action=Search">http://sanskritdictionary.com/?iencoding=iast&q=nalada&lang=sans&action=Search</A></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT"><A HREF="http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?beginning=0+&tinput=+nalada&trans=Translate">http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?beginning=0+&tinput=+nalada&trans=Translate</A></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">There is obviously also a second part, possibly the Sanskrit</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">vastu</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">, although which of the possible meanings of this word is relevant is not at all clear to me.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">There are a number of references to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">narwastu</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT"> and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">narawastu</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT"> in the Marsden</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><I></I></SPAN><I><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">A dictionary of the Malayan language</FONT></SPAN></I><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT"> under the search for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><I> <FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">spikenard</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">, but I can’t see any reference as to the origin of the word.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT"><A HREF="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=cywVAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y&hl=en#v=snippet&q=spikenard&f=false">https://books.google.com.au/books?id=cywVAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y&hl=en#v=snippet&q=spikenard&f=false</A></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">Regards,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">Malcolm</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT"> 1. Etymology of Malay narwastu (David Mead)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">From: David Mead <</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:mead2368@gmail.com"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">mead2368@gmail.com</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">Subject: [An-lang] Etymology of Malay narwastu</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">Hi,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">Does anyone know the source / etymology of Malay narwastu defined as "spikenard, frankincense" (Wilkinson 1908) and as "vetiver Andropogon zizanoides ;perfume (prepared from the roots), spikenard oil" </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">(Stevens and Schmidgall-Tellings 2004).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">One also encounters variant forms, nawastu, narawetu, nagasetu, rarawestu, and similar forms in other languages, e.g. narawastu</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">(Sundanese?) larasetu, larawestu (Javanese?) karabistu (Madurese?). </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">Note also from southeastern Sulawesi : Wolio marawasituu "k.o. plant whose fragrant leaves are mixed with tobacco" (Anceaux 1987) and Kulisusu marawasituu "k.o. plant, the leaves narrow, often folded, growing from a clump in the ground; the root is said to have a fragrance similar to ginger" (probably Chrysopogon zizanoides or Dianella sp.)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">I have checked Jones Loan-words in Indonesian and Malay and Gonda Sanskrit in Indonesia, along with several different tries at Google searches, all to no avail.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="ZapfEllipt BT">David</FONT></SPAN></P>
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