An abridged Malay-English dictionary (romanised) by R.J. Wilkinson ...

KtLATI
of trees (mostly of the genus
eugenia).
kelati, I. betel-nut scissors. II.kmliti.
kelau, kelip-kelau, glistening (as
the surface of the sea); alternatingly bright and dark (as
when shadows chase each
other).
kelawar, a generic name for
bats; k. gua, a name given to the
bats chiromeles torqnatus and
nycticeins kuhli.
kelayu, pokok kelayu, a tree
(arytera littoralis).
keldu, -= kaldu.
keldai, - kaldai.
kelebet, mingelebet, to turn up
the edge, tip or fold of anything.
kelebok (onom.), the sound of a
heavy body falling on a flat
surface.
keleburan, a pit; a chasm.
kelebut, Pers. Hind. a fez-rest.
keledang, a large tree (artocarpus
lancewefolia).
keledar, defensive measures or
preparations.
keledek, ubi kelledek, the sweet
potato; lawyer k., a cheap
lawyer.
keledut, crumpled, ruffled -cf.
kedut.
kileh, to see, noticing, glancing
at.
kelek, carrying anything under
the arm without using a cloth
or sling.
kelekati, I. L=kelkatu. II. Tam.
areca-nut scissors.
kelekatu, the flying ant; the
Malay equivalent for the proverbial moth which is attracted
by flame and perishes in it.
kelekian, - kalakian.
kilelut, kata b~rkelelut, broken
of dying speech.
kelemarin, = k~lmarin.

KtLENTANG
kelemayar, the luminous millipede.
kelembahang, a wild aroid [the
leaves of which give a sort of
itch to the hand that clasps
them]; anak k., a term of abuse.
Kelembai, Sang Kelembai, the
name of a wonder - working
wizard in Malay folk-lore.
kelembak, a fragrant wood (radix
rhei?)
kelembong, blown out with wind;
a blister.
kelemoyang, a name given to a
number of plants, including
homolomena coerulescens, h.
rostrata and others.
kelemping, flabby and pendulous
(of the breasts).
kelemumur, scurf, dandruff.
kelemunting, - kemunting.
kelendara, the ring or fastening
connecting a boom with the
mast.
kelengar, fainting, unconscious.
kelengkang, the perineum; also
kelangkang.
kelengkang, a key - ring; also
gelang kunchi.
kelengkeng, I. barong kelengkeng, the small pied hornbill
(anthracoceros albirostris). II.
jari kelengkeng, the little finger;
kurong k., the innermost chamber in a fish trap.
kelengkiak, = kongkiak.
kelengkok, Ked. kelongkong.
keilnjar, buah kelenjaran or biji
kelEnjaran, the lymphatic
glands; sakit kelnjaran, bubonic inflammation.
kelC!nong (onom.), the booming
of a gong.
kelentang (onom.), the clanging
of a gong.
kelentang, buah kelentang, the
horse-radish (obtained from the
plant moringa pterygosperma).

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