A Malay-English dictionary,

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KACHAR

katak. A toad, a frog. Sa-ekor katak di-bawah
tempztrotng: a frog beneath a coco-nut shell; a
proverbial description of a narrow minded
person; Ht. Abd., 469, 486; J. S. A. S.,
XI., 52; XXIV., xIo. Laksana katak, sadikit
hujan banyak bermain: like frogs who enjoy
themselves immensely over very little rain;
a man who makes a mountain out of a
molehill; Prov.
Katak, katak, mtngapa kau panggil ujan?
Bagaimana ta'-panggil, ular inak makan aku:
frog, frog, why are you calling down rain?How can I help calling down rain when the
snake is wanting to eat me.1
K. betong: the bull-frog.
K. lempong: a frog, oxyglossus lima or
oxyglossus levis.
K. pisang: a green variety of frog with great
leaping powers, rana erythrca or rhacophorus
leucomystax.
K. puru: the common toad. Masa-lah katak
p uru selalu berkerutu, di-timpa hujan linchin
juga: will the toad have always a rough
skin or will his skin become slippery when
the rain falls on it; will a man be always
bad or will he not rather have occasional
moments of goodness; Prov.
K. unipan: a small variety of frog used as
bait by natives fishing in the padi fields.
K. bertandok, k. gendang, k. kembong,
k. kuwak, k. minyak, and k. rendang: other
unidentified varieties of toads and frogs.
Buwaya k.: the marsh crocodile, crocodilus
palustris. The name is, however, often given to
short thick specimens of the more common
crocodile, crocodilus porosus.
Meriyam k.: a cannon when short in
comparison with its calibre; a howitzer.
Sedu k.: short quick breathing as the
result of violent exertion.
katek. Stunted, dwarfed; small in size but
not deformed, of an adult. Ayan k.: a small
fighting-cock.
katok. Rapping; knocking a hard substance
against another; usually ketok, q. v.
katil. Tam. A bedstead; a couch, bench, or
resting-place; Ht. Ind. Nata.
kati. I. A "catty"; a local standard of
measurement corresponding to our pound
avoirdupois, but weighing about one-third
more; Ht. Abd., 114, 413; Cr. Hist. Ind.
Arch., I., 275.
II. Sa-kati-litma, or si-kati-lima: (i) damages
for injury done, blood money; (2) a plant,
aganosma marginata.

Si-kati-muila: ( I ) the name of a great serpent
slain by Sang Skperba; (2) a flower
(unidentified).
' The cry of the frog is believed to attract rain; cf.
J. S. A S., XI., 42..$ kajang. A kind of waterproof matting made
of pandan or mengkuwang leaves and used as
a protection against rain; the use of such a
protection. Sa-bidang k.: a piece of this
matting; Pel. Abd., 8. Samir ta'-habis
kajang pula: you have not yet done with the
fresh-leaf protection and here you come for
matting:= bayar ta'-habis hutang pula: you
have not paid your old debts and here you
come borrowing again; Prov. Papas k.: to
remove kajang tents; Sh. Sri Ben., 9o.
K. berapit: kajang mats fitted together so
as to cover a larger space; kajang mats used
for walls of roofing; Ht. Abd., 224.
K. magon: a permanent roof with a curved
outline used to cover a portion of a native ship
and to provide accommodation for its master;
Pel. Abd., 112.
K. rangkap: two pieces of kajang matting set
alongside one another and giving a double
ridge to the roof.
K. rungkzp: matting forming a sort of roof
the eaves of which do not come quite to the
ground.
K. serong: roofing used on a ship on the same
lines as the k. magon, but angular instead of
curved in outline (a cross-section being
taken).
Terkajang: roofed, protected from the rain.
Batu di-pulaut tidak terkajtang: rocks on the
islands need no protection against the rain;
wealthy relatives need no support; Prov., v.
J. S. A S., I., 96..( kajai. Tali kajai: a halter for a horse.
X.. kaji. Reading the Scriptures (used as a root
for rImengaji, v. aji). Sakaliyan pherenuwan
hatus-lah kaji: all women should read the
Koran; Sh. Lail. Mejn., 48.
5 kacha. Glass (the material, not glass in the
( sense of a tumbler). Roda k.: a glass wheel.
Saperti kacha terhetpas di-atas batu: like glass
crashing on stone; an utter smash; Prov.,
Ht. Abd., 447. Sapberti kacha jatoh di-batu:
id.; Ht. Sg. Samb.
In Batavia, and sometimes in Singapore,
kacha is used where cheregiin would be used in
the Riau, Johor and Kedah dialects. K.
nata: spectacles; Kam. Kech., 7; k. zmuka:
a looking-glass; Kam. Kech., 7.,A( fkachat. (Kedah.) Pinang kachat betel-nut in
an unripe state; (Riau, Johor) pinang jeCrkat.
~., kachit. Betel-nut scissors; better kachip, q.v.

a. kachar. 1. A short line used in fishing for
the ikan sembilang; K1.
II. Siput kachar: a shell, voluta pulchra.
III. Fussy behaviour; running hither and
thither.

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