A Malay-English dictionary,

KtiBAM [ 502 ] KITANG

kbam. I. Dark-coloured; smoky or leadenlooking, of the sky.
II. Kebam bibir: to turn the lips inward so
that they cease to be visible; cf. kbtam and
ketap.
'C: kbban. (Malacca.) A sort of work-basket.
Tudong k.: the lid of a work-basket; J. S.
A. S., VIII., 126.. k6blin. (Kedah.) A work-basket; (Malacca)
ke ban..y kSbun. A plantation or garden when properly
fenced in and enclosed. Tukang k.: (Straits
Settlements) a gardener. Berkebun: to work
in a garden; to be a gardener; Ht. Abd., 367.
Chinchin konang-konang sa-kebun: a ring set
with a large stone in a circlet of smaller stones
thus giving it a very glittering appearance;
Ht. Koris.
k6buli. [Pers. and Hind.; the adjective of
Kabul in Afghanistan.] Nasi kebuli: rice cooked
in the Afghan way; a rich preparation of rice.
Also nasi mtinyak and nasi kembuli.

k~Itara. Jav. Visible, obvious, plain.
k.: positively clear; very evident.

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Bintang Timor gelaran Zuhrah,
Petang di-mashrlk iya ketara:
the Star of the East bears the name of Venus;
it may be seen at evening in the Orient.
Ketaraan: visibility; Ht. Kal. Dam., 381.
kbtarap. A fish (unidentified).
kbtapang. The Indian almond; tertinialia
catappa.
k6tageh. Craving (for opium, tobacco, or
drink); v. tageh.
k/tanah. A tree (unidentified); it resembles
the medang.
k6taya. A kind of torch-holder consisting of
a bamboo split at one extremity so as to
permit of a torch being held there.

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k6bah. I. Breaking into perspiration; commencing to sweat profusely during fever,considered a hopeful sign by Malays as
indicating a lowering of the temperature of
the body. Kebah demam sekarang iyapergi
mnzgadap: his temperature is reduced and he
is now going to the king's presence; Ht. Best.
II. (Riau, Johor.) Kebah raksa: rubbing
quicksilver into the skin (under the knee-joint
in treating elephantiasis or over the lymphatic
glands for hydrocele); Muj., 70. Also (Kedah)
gosok raksa.
kabir. Arab. Great, mighty, powerful.
kebirah. Castrated; an eunuch; Ht. Hamz.,
67. Usually kebiri or kembiri.,_..\ k6tayap. (Kedah.) A little white skull-cap
worn under a turban.
Kuweh k.: a sweetmeat made of flour, coconut milk, coco-nut sugar, etc.,:. kdtat. Tight-fitting, close-fitting, of things
which fit into orifices, e. g., of the cork in a
bottle or of a mast in its truck. Pakaiyan k.:
tights.
crS. ketit. (Kedah.) Sa-ketit: a pinch, a small
quantity of anything.
S ktar. I. Quivering or nervous tremors such
as afflict an extremely aged or weak man; the
convulsive movements of a dying man or of a
corpse immediately after death; shivering with
cold. Terketar-kta r: id.; Ht. Sg. Samb.
II. Slightly rancid to the taste.
v.. k6tor. A spittoon as used by chewers of betel;
a cuspidore or state spittoon borne as one of
the appurtenances of royalty; Sej. Mal., 92;
Ht. Koris.
K. ayer: a stagnant pool; Ht. Best.
c iSj' kut.ri. The cabin in an Arab trading vessel.
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*J' k6biri. Gelding, castration. Ayam k.: a
capon. Kuda k.: a gelding. Also kembiri.
4,. kabisat. Arab. Leap-year.,< kut. (Penang.) Perhaps,, possibly.., k6ta. A couch; more commonly geta, q. v.

4<.? kitib. Arab. A writing; a book; Scripture.
K. lughzat: a vocabulary; Ht. Abd., 9. K.
kdnmus: an encyclopaedia, a dictionary. K. |
nahzi: a treatise on grammar; Ht. Abd., 142.
Sa-buwah k.: one book, a book.
\~ M kitMbl. Arab. "Connected with the Scriptures," a name applied by Muhammadans to
followers of religions which accept part at least
of the books reverenced by the Muhammadan
world as sacred, but which do not accept the
Koran; Jews and Christians.

kotis. A sudden jerk with the finger, arm or
leg; to fling off anything with a jerk; to jerk
off. In Kedah, ketis is used of a jerk with the
leg only.
k.tang. I. Tightly closing round or over
anything,-as the cover of a jam-pot is drawn
tightly over the mouth to prevent the passage
of air. Ketang ka-dada: drawn tight over the
breast, of the sarong as worn by Malay women
bathing or in the house. Cf. chekang and
tegang.
II. Covered with a sticky substance, as the
fingers after being dipped into syrup.,.. I ---- ~