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

K1tROCHOK
kerochok, a sort of rattle used
to attract the parang-parang fish
(pristis sp.)?
keroh, I. turbid (of water); k*
h a t i, malicious. II. (onom.)
mengeroh, the sound of snoring;
snoring.
keroh, kerang - keroh, uneven,
irregular (as writing on unruled
paper).
kerok, I. (onom.) a dull cracking
sound; the croak of a frog. II.
a curry-comb; also kerda. III.
a fruit-fly; = bari-bari.
keromong, a series of gongs forming part of a Javanese orchestra.
keronchong, I. a large tinkling
anklet. II. a rough bell or clapper, e.g., for bullocks.
kerong, kerong - kerong, ship's
scuppers; ikan kerong - kerong,
a fish (sebastes stolizkw).
kerongkong, the gullet; kerongkongan, id.
kerongsang, = kerosang.
kerontang, parched, extremely
dry; kering k., id.
keropas, keropas - kerapis, odds
and ends.
keropok, a dish of fish and flour
eaten with rice.
kerosang, a Malay brooch.
kerosek (onom.), to wash rice;
to scrape the scales of fish-cf.
kosek.
kerosok (onom.), rustling and
crackling, of dry leaves.
kerpai, a powder-flask.
k~rpak (onom.), the sound of
crackling.
kerpas, 1. (onom.) rustling. II.
dregs, sediment, lees.
k6rpis, = kerpas, I.
kerpus, = kerpas, I.
kersai, crisp (of cooked rice).
k~rsang, I. dry and stiff (of the
hair) arid (of the soil). II. =
kerosang.

KtIRUKUT
Kersani, besi Kersani, Khorassan
iron; iron of proof.
kersek, I. (onom.) a rustling
sound. II. gravel, coarse sand;
also gersek.
kersul, = kMrsang, I.
kersut, = keresut.
kertak, I. a bridge; also gertak.
II. (onom.) a dull cracking
sound.
kertang, I. covered with dirty
sores. II. a fish (unid.).
kertap (onom.), a sound such as
that of a door being closed.
kertas, I. Ar. paper; k. kembang
or k. tekap, blotting-paper; mas
k., gold leaf. II. (onom.) the
rustle of crisp paper.
kertau, I. a small insect destructive to cloth. II. an evil spirit.
kertika, = ketika.
kertok (onom.), the sound of
rapping.
kertup, = kertap.
kertus, = kertas, II.
keru, Ked. = kur.
keruan; Jav. tiada keruan, indescribable; in utter confusion; =
ta' ketahuan.
kerubong, I. gathering together
(of people); mobbing; = kerumun; kerubongi or mengerubongi, to mob, to overwhelm by
numbers. II. a padi barn built
of pandan leaves.
kerubut, a plant (thottea grandiflora). II. K. a padi-barn.
kerudut, - kerdut.
keruing, a generic name for a
number of trees yielding a
special kind of oil (dipterocarpus spp.); minyak k., the oil so
yielded.
keruit, wagging, of the tip- (e.g.,
of the tip of a cat's tail).
kerukut, curling, round; clinging
to.

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