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KALONG

the edge of a forest. K. tembok: the foundations
of a wall. Terikat kaki tangan: bound hand
and foot. A kan mntjebasoh kaki tangant: to
wash hands and feet with; an idiomatic
expression signifying that a thing is one's
absolute property; Ht. Abd., 397. Bunga
bukan sa-kaki, kumnbang bukan sa-ekor: flowers
are not unique, nor is there only one bee (in
the world); a proverbial expression based
upon the metaphorical use of the bee and flower
as a type of a lover and his mistress, and
signifying that " there are as good fish in the
sea as ever came out of it."
K. hong: a stake in a Wahweh lottery. Tikami
k. hontg: to stake in such a lottery.
K. rantbutt: the top of the back of the neck;
the lowest point reached on the neck by the
hair.
Buirong k. diyan: a bird of the sandpiper
class.
Ibu k.: the big toe.
Jalan k.: motion on the feet, walking. Yang
kaya berke-reta, yang miskin berjalan kaki:
the wealthy went in vehicles, the poor on
foot; Ht. Abd., 462.
Jari k.: the toes.
Mata k.: the inner ankle bone.
PIrgclaugan k.: the ankle.
Sarong k.: stockings, socks.
Tapak k.: the sole of the foot.
Tlem1biring k.: the outer edge of the foot.
Ptkaki layar: the booml of a mlainsail.
kala. I. [Skr. kiIla.] Time, epoch, period
of time, age.
Iarawng-kala: whenever; at whatever time.
Bila-kala and 1mana-kala: id.
)ahuin k.: zamndin dahnuh k.; perba k.; and
zantd.1 prba k.: the past; past ages.
Scdiya k.: former time, formerly, time closely
preceding. Saperti sediya k.:as before. Rupanya sediya k.: its former shape. Also sedekala.
Setja-k.: eventide, dusk.
Tatkala or tetkala: when; the time when;
that time. Pada tatkala itu: at that time.
II. A scorpion. Di-sngatt k.: stung by a
scorpion; Muj., 4. Saperti kala menncheboirkan
diri-iya ka-dalam api: as a scorpion plunges
into fire: a simile descriptive of blind fury;
Ht. Sg. Samb.
K. bangkang: the black forest scorpion; also
kala-kala.
K. jengkengg: (Riau, Johor) the common
house scorpion; also (Kedah) k. lipit.
K. lipan: the centipede. Better halipan.
K. mayar?: the luminous millipede. Better

hkelmayar.
Bintang k.: a star or constellation (unidentitied); possibly Scorpio.
III. [Skr. kdla.] Betara Kala: Kala;
Siva as the Destroyer, represented in old

romances as a maleficent deity constantly
transforming men into animals and otherwise
effecting changes which lend sensation to the
story.,.,o kalat. I. Ikan kalat: a fish (unidentified).
Also called ainak halat.
II. (Kedah.) Kalat iipah: that portion of
the niptah leaf which is worthless for use as a
cigarette wrapper.
III. (Kedah.) Tah;i kalat: dirt under the
prepuce.
\c kalut. The protrusion of the tongue of a
dying man; hanging down; exceptional extension. Buwitt k.: to poke fun at a man; to make
faces at him. KIrja berkallt: plentiful and
continuous work; work that allows no respite,
but keeps coming in. Datang-lah berahi
dendam bierkalut: love and passion came on
ever increa;sing in quantity; Sk. Panj. Sg.
)J kalas. I. The rattan thole fastening the oar
to the tholepin in boats of native construction
and local type.
II. [Aranl. ~jj.] Habis kalas: quite finished,
altogether gonee; an intensitive of habis.
cJ~ ' kalis. Inadhesiveness; inability to permeate;
irr1ccptiveness; impermanence; ineffectiveness.
This word is used of vapour on a metallic or
glass sur-fa:e; of medicine the effects of which
quickly pass away; of love when lightly forgotten; etc. Kalis bagai ayer di-daun keladi:
ineffective as water on a calladium leaf; rolling
off like water on a duck's back; J. S.. S.,
II., 152. MIenmberi rindu dendam ta'-kalis:
inspiring at love which does not quickly pass
away: Sh. Panj. Sg.
g.( kalang. I. Oraug kalanug: a piratical tribe
of the Orang Laut.
II. (Kedah.) Kalangt ayam: a henroost.
III. (Kedah.) Kalang dada: giving additional buoyancy to a boat by lashing timbers
to its sides.
ti( kaling. 1. Tinned iron; work in what is
generally known as tin. 'Tukang k.: a tinker.
II. Kolaitg-kalingt: topsy-turvy, upside down;
(Kedah) a name given to an animal of the
loris kind which progresses along branches
while hanging from them head downwards;
nyccticeblUs tardigradus?
'( kalong. I. A metallic collar worn as an
ornament in the romantic ages; Ht. Sh. Kub.
II. A fruit-bat resembling the kcElwaug.

III. Akar kalong: a common wild pepper,
the leaves of which are sometimes consumed
like sirch leaves; piper caninznz.
A kar k. gajah or akar k. ular: a large climbing
wild pepper used medicinally; piper ribesioides.

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