A Malay-English dictionary,

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KERAS
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k6r6tang. I. A salt water fish (unidentified).
II. Smeared with dirt or filth which has
been allowed to dry on the body; covered with
itch or dirty sores.
III. (Onom.) A clanging sound.

k6r6jang. I. JEmas ker4jang: tinsel, gold
foil; v. kgrachang.
II. Kicking out with the legs, as a man
swimming. Terkgrgjang-kergjang: constantly
kicking out; prancing, as a horse. Cf. rejang.

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ke~rting and k6rbtong. (Onom.) The sound
of metal being struck; clanging.

J5.i) k6r6tap. (Onom.) A dull sound such as that
of a door being closed. Berktertap bunyi kunchi:
the clattering of locks was heard; Ht. Sri
Rama (Maxw.), 38.
Keretup-kUretap bunyi di-tutup,
Kunchi pintit malam-malamn;
Ayer laut hijau siapa chelup?
Duri di-hutan siapa pertajam:
clatter, clatter, goes the sound of closing up as
we lock the doors every night. See also Ht.
Raj. Don., 12.
v.j.S k6r6tip and kdr6tup. (Onom.) Clattering
J7 noises of varying sharpness; cf. keretap... k6r6tak. I. (Onom.) A sound such as that
YY of grinding the teeth. Cf. karat, of which
this is a frequentative.:~.. k6r6chut. A common sedge, the stem
of which is used in mat-making; scirpus
mucronatus...j>.( k6r6chap. (Onom.) Striking two pieces of
< bamboo together by way of keeping time to
music; J. S. A. S., I., 92; the noise so made.
Kerechup-kerechap: the smacking of the lips in
eating. Cf. kerachap and kechap.
V-4.. k6r6chup. See kerechap.
'.. ke'r6chau. I. (Onom.) The sound made by
people splashing through shallow water.
II. (Kedah.) Stiffness of the limbs.
III. Knotted, not straight,-of a string
which after having been long twisted retains a
certain warp and does not readily straighten.
\.. k6r6da. (Singapore.) A curry-comb.
k6rddut. Wrinkled, rumpled, creased; the
frequentative of kedut, q. v.
~.~/ k6r6dak. (Vulgar.) Possessions, property.
\j\ k6r6dil. Below the average in size or
3 height,-used of one article of a set or of one
member of a family being less in size or stature
than the rest.

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II. [Jav. kreteg.] A bridge. Also geretak.
kr6tek. (Onom.) A sound somewhat
sharper than that described by keretak, q. v.;5? k6r6tok. I. (Onom.) A sound somewhat
duller than that expressed by kiretak, q. v.
II. (Onom.) Rapping, tapping; a frequentative of ketok, q. v. Di-keretok-nya tongkat itzu:
he rapped away with his stick; Ht. Pg. Ptg.,J k6r6tau. I. A tree (unidentified).
II. A small insect destructive to cloth.
III. An evil spirit represented as having the
head of a deer and the body of a pig.
v4i kbrtika. A variant of ketika or kutika, q. v.
k6rja. [Skr. kdrya?] Work, occupation, trade,
business, profession; the working or bringing
about of any result; the carrying out of orders
or instructions received. Karja raja: work for
the prince; profitless labour; Prov. Kerja
raja di-junjong, kerja kita di-kilek: while bearing
the prince's work on our heads we can still
carry our own under our arms; we can often
help ourselves while working for others; Prov.
Hendak kerja golok keling, hendak makan
parang puting: he is the dullest of choppers
when he has to work, and the sharpest of
blades when it is a question of eating; Prov.
Kerjakan: to effect; to put through; to work
out or carry out anything. Mengerjakan: id.
Pekerjaan: work; business or duty;
occupation;employment.

k6r6dam.
like that
Abd. Mk.,
consumers
pounder.

(Onom.) Kcrcdui-keredam: a sound
of oars plunging in water (Sh.
28), or as that made by betel-nut
using the gobek or betel-nut

k6r6dum. See keredam.
k.ras. Hardness, firmness; strict, stiff,
inflexible, obstinate, difficult to influence,
merciless. T'rlalu keras kawal-nya: the watch
kept by them was very rigorous. Keras
batu-nya: its stone-work was very hard; Ht.
Abd., 55. Panas keras: extreme heat. Ban
tgrlalu keras: a very pungent odour. Keras
hati: obstinacy of disposition, hardness of
heart. Musim-kenarau keras: a hard drought;
an extremely dry season. Haiyat keras
daripada miaut: life is stronger than death; Ht.
Isk. Dz.
A kar keras tulang: a medicinal drug
(unidentified).
Buwah k.: the candle-nut, aleurites moluccanus. Buwah k. laut: a large sea-shore tree,
hernandia sonora.
Kerasi: to press for anything; to bring
pressure to bear; to exert oneself; Ht. Gul.
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