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

KUCHIR
globosa or pachynocarpus Wallichii).
kuchir, a short queue such as
that worn by a Tamil.
kuchup, a smacking kiss-cf.
kechup.
kuda, Tam.? a horse; the knight
in chess; an old Javanese title;
kereta k., a vehicle drawn by a
horse (as opposed to a cart or
jinrikisha); k. ayer, a tapir; k.
b~raksa, a pegasus; a magic
steed; k. kuda, (1) trestles
clothes' horse, (2) the bridge, of
a violin; k. laut, an insect that
runs about on the surface of
water; k. selnberani, a pegasus,
= k. beraksa; k. tezi, an Arab
steed; bangsal k., a stable
gembala k., a groom, a syce
ikan kuda - kuda laut, a fish
( hippocampus trimaculatus )
kandang k., a horse - stall; a
stable; b~rkuda, mounted on a
horse.
kudai, I. a pouch. II. the female
of the mawas.
kudap, a snack; light refreshments.
kudis, skin-disease; mange.
kudong, stumpy, maimed, docked
-cf. kotong; perahu k., a vessel
with a square stern; sampan k.,
a boat with a broad stern and
narrow bows.
kudrat, Ar. power, might (of
God); dengan k. Ilahi Rabbi, by
Bhe power of our Lord God.
kudu, I. a folded bud. II. (Singapore) a Hindu idol.
kudus, Ar. holy (especially in
the expression roh - ul - k., the
Holy Ghost).
kueh, a generic name for cakes.
kuek, Pah. a small fishing-boat.
kui, a brazier's mould.
kulni, the wild mango (mangifera foetida).

KULAI
kuing, Siam., a superintendent
of a raja's corvee.
kuis, kuiskan, Mal. to bespatter.
kuit, to pull, e.g., a floating oar
towards one (with the help of a
pole).
kujau, Ar. a jug; a water-jug.
kujong, = kochong.
kujur, a spear with a broad
blade and long handle.
kulut, strangling, garrotting.
kukoh, firm, strong, steady'; k.
s~tia, firm loyalty; berkukoh, to
adhere obstinately to; kukohkan, to strengthen, to fortify.
kuku, nail, claw, hoof, talon;
saperti k. dengan isi, like the
nail and the quick-(separation
causes intense pain, prov.);
bergantong di-hujong k., hanging from the tip of the fingernail- (a very precarious position, prov.); k. kambing, a
peculiar instrument for planting
padi; k. sauh, the claw of an
anchor; bunga k., the light patch
at the base of the finger-nail;
p a hat k., the round chisel;
penyirat k., the skin covering
the base of the finger-nail.
kukup, alluvial flats at an estuary.
kukur, I. a rasper; to scrape, to
rasp; k. nyiur, a coconut scraper; nyiur tahan k., a young
coconut just before the water
begins to collect in it. II.
(onom.) the murmuring note of
the dove.
kukus, cooking by steaming; kukusan, a steamer, i.e., cooking
utensil.
kula, I. Jav. I, me. II. Skr. race,
people, family; k. sentana, id.
kulah, Pers. a helmet.
kulai, I. hanging down slackly
(as a broken branch or limb).
II. a shell (turbo marmoratus).

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