Note 289 — Chapter V · Magic Rites connected with the Several Departments of Nature (continued 2)

Every crocodile has, according to the Selangor Malay, three sets of fangs, which are named as follows: (1) si hampa daya289 (two above and two below), at the tip of the jaws; (2) ĕntah-ĕntah (two in the upper and two in the lower jaw), half-way up; (3) charik kapan (two in the upper and two in the lower jaw), near the socket of the jaws.