A Malay-English dictionary,

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KUMBAH

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kumbah. Washing; washing off or washing
out; washing on a large scale; (by metaphor)
all-comprehensive, of abuse, as when a man
abuses his enemy's family down to his most
distant relatives. Saperti beras kumbahk like
soaked rice (which will fetch nothing if sold,
and is worth nothing as food); a type ofworthlessness; J. S. A. S., III., 36.
kambi. I. A thin planking running along
the foot of a wall; a sort of plank dado.
Dinding k., id.; Ht. Hg. Tuw., 91.
Pintu k.: a light door like a pintu ainbang
but reaching to the ground.
II. (Kedah.) An ear pendant.
k6mbiri. Gelding, castration. Ayamn k.:,a
capon; Ht. Abd., I77.
Kuda k.: a gelding. Also kebiri.

KAMPONG
kimis. I. [From khdmiis, Thursday.] To
beg (on Thursdays) for donations in connection with the Friday services.
II. (Kedah.) To pass urine. See kemneh.
kamasta. Pers. A sort of beaker or bowl;
K., v. d. W., Pijn.
kamsen or komsen. Eng. Commission
on a sale; brokerage; a gift or present to a
party through whose offices a bargain has
been effected.
k/mang. I. An evil spirit believed to affect
newly-born children. Tahi k.: matter on
the body of a newly-born child.
II. A tree, mangifera kemanga.

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3^. k6mbili. A tuber, coleus tuberoslus; Ht. Koris.
<c. k6mat. A colloquial variant of hikmzat, q. v.
k6mut. Gentle throbbing pressure or movement. Jalan terkeis t-kemutt: the walk of an old
man. Cf. temot.
j y k6m6jan. Yu kemejan: a species of shark or
dog-fish. Also (Kedah) yu kinte1nnyan.
\i kimkha. [Chin.?] A rich Chinese fabric
(kimkhayang perbuzwatan nlgeri China; Ht. Isk.
Dz.). Generally known as kain kingkap or
kain kap.
)3 kom6dor. [Dutch co.nimandetur.] Harbourmaster (Riau)..y ( kmnudiyan. Afterwards; subsequent to.
Kenmdiyan daripada itl: after that, subsequently. Hari yang kehudiyan: days to come;
the future. Pronounced kemtidiyan or ketmdiyan.
Cf. udi, mudek, kenmuli, etc..S kamar.l Pers. A scarf, a girdle.
\ kamgra. Eur. A cabin on a ship.. i kdm6ring. A wehr-tiger.
'I k6m8rok. (Penang.) Telor kemzrok: rotten
eggs.
LS kfmxas. Packing; storing away in limited
space. Hfrta yang kemas-kenas: valuables;
goods.the value of which is out of proportion
to the.space they take up; Ht. Hg, Tuw., 49.
Berkemas: to pack up; Sh. Abd. Mk., 25;
Ht. Abd., Ioi. Kimaskan: to pack (anything) up; Sh. Ul., 15. 3Berkemaskan, and
berkmntas-kmaskan: id.; Ht. Abd., I24, 130,
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<( ktmungkus. I. Cubebs; more commonly,
lada berekor or r kfmkus.
II. Telor kemunigkus: eggs which never
hatch. Also (Kedah) telor kfmukus.
"J kampa. A tree (unidentified).,j$ kdmpa. Pers. A seal of state; Sej. Mal., 36.. ( kampit. A small bag made of wicker work.
Also (Kedah) kanpil.. - " kempit. An earthenware water vessel something like a buyong; J. S. A. S., XXIV., o05.
Usually kipit.,. k kempot. Sunken and hollow of the cheeks.,. ' kompot. Maimed; having a limb lopped off
when no stump of the limb is left. Cf. ' konpong.
-( kampar. The name of a Sumatran state.. k6mpas. A large tree, cuitpassia malaccensis;
Lt" Sej. Mal., 57.
Oc kempis. Reduction in size owing to loss of
contents, as a sack becomes smaller when
some of its contents are removed, or as an
inflammation is reduced when eased by loss of
pus, or as the breasts are reduced after the
milk has been taken out of them.
eJ kompas. Eng. The face of the compass.
j kampoag. Assembling, grouping; a hamlet,
a cluster of houses. Saperti gajah mnasok kampolng: like 'an elephant entering a hamlet
(breaking down everything); a proverbial
description of a calamitous event such as the
arrival of a raja and his followers; Prov.,
J. S. A. S., II., 142. Kampong yang tempat
aku di-pfranakan itu: the village which was
my birthplace;, Ht. Abd., 14. Orang tuwatuwa kampong: the village elders. Ketuwa
kamplog: id. Tanah. kampong:garden land (on
which houses can be built) in contradistinction to swampy padi land;

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