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4A k6sah. Keloh-kesah: sighing; restlessness;
incessant fidgetting; inability to rest as the
result of anxiety; Ht. Abd., 15, Ht. Sg. Samb.
Cf. kesak.
4S kseh. I. The grinning of a monkey.
II. (Onom.) Heavy sibilant breathing.
Kesoh-keseh: id.
4^5 k6soh. See kGseh, II.
J k6si. 1. Extreme pallor; usually lesi, q. v.
II. (Onom.) Kesu-kesi: the sound of
whispering.
-J kshat6riya. [Skr. kshatriya.] A Kshatriya;
a member of the princely or warrior caste.

kangteng. [Dutch: kantine.] (Riau.) A canteen. Also kangtin and kantin.
cj4 kangtin. See kangteng.
A kangsa. 1. A brass tray, Sh. Bid., 46;
brass generally, Sh. Kamp. Boy., I.
Usually gangsa.
II. A goose; Ht. Ind. Nata. Better
angsa.
J ~ kangsor. T7rkangsor: pushed a little aside;
= tYraugsu)'.
O"S kangsin. A mischief-maker.

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kushti. Pers. Wrestling. Berkushti: to wrestle.
kushkfil. Pers. A beggar's bowl (made of
the shell of the pauh janggi or kelapa laut);
Ht. Suit. Ibr., 3.

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kongsan. A coif, a hood, a covering for the
head.

kongsi. [Chin.
association of
Chinese secret
sort.

kong-si.] A partnership; an
shareholders; a club; a
society; a society of any

tSd' kishmish. Pers. Raisins, currants; Pel. I
Abd., 146; Kam. Kech., 8. Colloquially,
kismis.
At kashmniri. [Pers. and Hind.] Cashmerian;
appertaining to Cashmere. Sdl k.: (properly)
a Cashmere shawl; (usually) a woollen
puggaree or turban cloth of Cashmere; Sh.
UI., 28.
4^S ka'abah. Arab. The Caaba; the square
temple at Mecca. Ka'abatu'llah: "God's
Caaba"; id.; Ht. Suit. Ibr.
kang. I. A large receptacle for water; a wideC mouthed tub.
II. The bridle of a horse and the reins; lit.
Gul. Bak., 122; Ht. Sh. Kub.; Ht. Hamz., 49;
Ht. Md. Hanaf., 87. Also kekang.
III. Jav. Elder brother; an abbreviation
for kakang, q. v.
IV. Kang Sinuhun: Your Majesty; a
Javanese title of exalted rank; Ht. Sg. Samb.
(where it is applied to Betara guru).
C keng. I. Tulang keng: A bone at the junction of the lower and upperjaw, which seemsto
move as the mouth is opened and closed.
II. The whining of dogs; better kengkeng.
Cf. kong.
kong. 1. (Onom.) A deep metallic sound;
C the booming of a bell or gong.
II. The crooks, knees, or ribs of a boat;
partitions across a boat.
III. (Onom.) The deep bay of a large
dog. Better kongkong. Cf. keng.
IV. A shell; cassis cornuta.

kangka. [Chin. kag-ka.] A gambier estate
(in Johor); an association of Chinese
workers constituting a gambier estate.
S<. kingkit. \ small species of lime-fruit. Also
kintkip.
kangkang. Wide separation of the limbs;
( wide apart, as the legs when a man steps
out; widely open as a door; the fork, the angle
formed by the legs. K. kiyap: opening and
closing the thighs, holding them apart and
then bringing them together. Chelah k.: the
perineum; the point of junction of the lower
limbs; Ht. Mar. Mah. Belat k.: a small stream
fish-trap.
MVelngagttkang: to separate the legs widely;
to step out; to stride; to take long paces.
Saudagar datang ntmngangkang turun: the
merchant came along stepping with long
strides; Sh. Peng., 14.
Te rkangkang: stretched out; extended
widely apart, of the limbs; Sh. Sri Ben., 78;
Sh. Pr. Ach., II.
5K kangkong. A white or pink flowered colnvolvulus, cultivated and commonly used as a
spinach; ipomea aquatica; Sej. Mal., 153.
K. ayer: a marsh plant, fioscopa scandens.
K. bukit: a large climber, ipomea peltata.
K. laid: a large pink-flowered convolvulus
with digitate leaves; ipontea angustifolia.
A kar k. gajahl vitis lanceolaria.
Sayor k.: the spinach obtained from this
convolvulus.

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