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kbtika or kutika. [Skr. ghatika?] Moment;
period of time; epoch; divisions of time with
special reference to divination or astrology.
K. tengah malamt: the midnight hour. Pada
ketika itu: at that moment, at that period of
time. Pada tiyap-tiyap masa dan ketika: at all
times and seasons; at every moment. Saketika: (i) a moment; the lapse of a moment;
(2) at the same moment, while, simultaneously
with.
K. langkah: " the proper time for setting out
on journeys;" a very elaborate system of
divination based upon two tables and a treatise.
K. lima: "the Five Ominous Times;" divination by dividing the month into periods of five
days, and the days into five parts, and then
working out the prevailing influence for the
critical hour. The dominant influences in this
case are the Hindu deities Maheswara (Siva),
Vishnu, Sri, Brahma, and Kala, to each of
whom a period is allotted.
K. tujoh: " the Seven Ominous Times;"
a system of divination by dividing the calendar
into periods of seven days and the day into
seven parts, and then finding out the dominant
influence for the critical period regarding
which enquiry is being made. The dominant
influences in this case are the Sun and Moon,
and the planets Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter
and Saturn.
k6tiyal. Awkward or difficult to move, as a
cork stuck too tightly in the mouth of a bottle.
kdtela. Buwah ketel: a name sometimes given
(at Penang) to the papaya fruit; v. betek.
ketimang. See s. v. ketipong.
kttimun. (Batav.) The cucumber; Kain.
Kech., 9. See mtentimun.
kgtiyan. A plant (unidentified) yielding a
species of gutta; J. I. A., I., 259.
kktiyau. A plant (unidentified) yielding an
oil (minyak ketiyau).
k6jat. Firmly or tightly fixed; immoveably
imbedded,-of a thing intended to be so fixed.
Cf. kctiyal, which refers to tightness when such
tightness is not desired. KIjat is also used
(by metaphor) of a bargain being concluded,
or of any arrangement being settled beyond
the possibility of repudiation by either contracting party. Also (Kedah) kejap.

k6jut. A feeling of sudden alarm on the occurrence of something unexpected; nervous
shock; being startled or roused from sleep
by external agency in contradistinction to
spontaneous awakening. Di-kejutkan orang
akandaku daripada tidor-ku: men woke me
from my sleep; Ht. Abd., 5. Terkejnt: startled,
roused.

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kljar. Pursuit; the following up of a fugitive;
hotly pressing on any one's track. Yang
di-kejar tiyada da at: what he was in pursuit of
he failed to get; Pel. Abd., 20.
Belanda pun siger lari ka-laut

Di-kjjar Acheh gedubang berchabut:
the Dutchmen ran to the sea pursued by the
Achinese with drawn broadswords; Sh. Pr.
Ach., I2.
Mlngejar: to pursue, to run after. Mengejari
perburuwan: to hunt ganme Sh. Bid., 73..o kojor. Stiffness; inelasticity; stiff as a piece
of stick that will not bend under pressure but
will only break.
kjang. Stiffness, inelasticity, —of a living
limb; stiff as a joint which cannot be bent
without pain and the exercise of force; stiffening and stretching out the limbs, as is done
when a man is yawning. Kaki-nya keduwa
bhrkejang-kjang: stretching out both legs; Sh.
Panj. Sg., 70.
Tekrkgjang-kokol: drawing up the limbs and
then stretching them out, as a man in agony
or as an animal struggling in the throes of
death; Sh. Sg. Kanch., 38.
J kMjap. I. The closing or partial closing of
the eye. Sa-kejap iata: a very short time;
as much time as it takes to close an eye.
Cf. kejam and kejip.
II. (Kedah.) Firmly fixed; (Riau, Johor)
kejat, q. v.
kejip. A wink; the closing and reopening of
the eye. Sa-kejip mata: a wink. Cf. kejap.
~. k6jal. Stiffness, hardness of the flesh; =
p*jal, q. v.. k6jam. The closing of the eye (for a prolonged
period). Mata ptun kejam mutlt terkatp: the
eyes closed and the mouth shut; Sh. Jub.
Mal., 9.
Kejamkan, mnteigejam and menggjankan: to
close (the eye). Maka Sang-aji kula pun
mzezgenjam mata-nya, sa-kgtika juga ghaib iya
daripada mata segala dewa-dewa: then His
Majesty closed his eyes and in a moment he
had vanished from before the eyes of all the
Gods; Ht. Sg. Samb. Cf. also Sh. Lamp.,
20; Sh. Sing. Terb., 22.
* kejan. Urging on, inciting, hurrying up, pressing for speed.
Ta'-mahn buwat, jangan bersungut,
Siapa gagah, siapa kcjan?
Jahat malas suka berhanyut,
Makan jasa daripada kawan:
if you do not want to work do not grumble at
your work, for who incites you to it, who is
there pressing you on? It is only an idle
scoundrel who likes to drift about living on the
charity of his friends.

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