A Malay-English dictionary,

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Bunga k.: the scorpion orchid; renanthera
moschifera.
Lintau k.: the sour lime; citrus acida.
Tikus k.: the musk-rat; also tikus turi..j~ kstela. [Spanish castilla.] Castille; Castillian; Spanish.
/ k6sar. (Kedah.) Dirt in the armpit.
/~ kasrah. Arab. A vowel point, Ht. Abd.,
I45; better known as the baris di-bawah.
x,. k6sang. I. Sneezing; blowing one's nose
with the lingers. Also kesing.

KiESOMA
kbsmaran. [Jav., from Skr.] In love; Sh.
Panj. Sg., Ht. Perb. Jaya. Edan k.: madly
in love, Ht. Mas. Ed., Ht. Sh.; = gila berahi,
in pure Malay romances. Mabok k.: id.; Sh.
Sh. AL., 14. From asmara, q. v.
k6sumba. [Skr. kusumbha.] A plant, the
arnotto, bixa orellana; also cpiprinus nmalayanus.
K. bukit: trichospermum kurzii.
K. jantan: ostodes macrophyllus.
Kisumba is also the name given to a red dye
made from this plant and so (by extension)
means t" red " or " dyed red." Baju k.: a red
coat; Ht. Sg. Samb.; Sh. Bid., 86. Layar k.:
red sails. Ayer k.: red dye; Ht. Sh. Kub.
Laut k.: a red ocean; Ht. Sh. Mard.
MAanek s amban di-tumpahkan,
Puchok sawi-sawi mtda:
Di-MAenangkaban baju di-sudahkan,
Di-Betawi beharu di-kesumba:

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II. An a nimal very destructivetopadi-crops;
MuIj., 91.
k6sing. See kesang, I.
k6sangka. A large earthenware pot.

& k6sip. Lacking a kernel; pipless, of fruit;
lacking the edible portion; the sucking or
mastication of a fruit so that the soft portion
may be swallowed and the pip and skin ejected
from the mouth.,J~, k6sup. I. (Onom.) A sucking sound. Cf.
kechup.
II. The attitude of a man who sits or stands
with his head sunk down between his shoulders.
3S kesak. I. (Onom.) Mengesak: to draw a
deep breath; to sigh. Better kesah, q. v. Cf.
isak.
II. Shuffling on a bench; pushing one's
neighbour a little to the side (as when people
on a bench wish to make room for a new
comer).
III. See kesok.
*3( k6sek. Kesek-kesek: (Onom.) the sound of
whispering; rustling; J. S. A. S., VIII., 128.
( " k6sok. Kisok-kesak: (Onom.) a sound such
as that of paper being crumpled up.
('J kaskas. A preserve of dates used either
medicinally or as a condiment in preparing
Arab dishes.
(q kaskus. (Onoin.) The sound of European
v speech; v. kas.
Act keskes or kuskus. (Onom.) The sound of
whispering or rustling; = kesek-kesek.
J< kdskul. See JM.
Lj~ kdsal. Jav. Regret, repentance, trouble;
Ht. Sh. Mard.; Sh. Lamp., 24. Usually sesal,
q. v.

the coat was completed in Menangkabau, and
in Batavia it was dyed red., J-& ksimbukan. I. A medicinal plant; saprosma
arboreum.
II. (Kedah.) A vessel for washing the
hands; an ewer; a basin..-( kisambi. A plant yielding a very hard wood
- (canatriuti secundunt or antidesma ghoesembilla)?

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kismis. Raisins, currants; better (Pers.)
kishmish, q. v.! oe k6s6mak. A dried fruit imported from China.
k6san. An indentation in the skin as the
result of the pressure of a hard pointed substance; a mark left on the skin without
actually perforating it; the footprint of an.
animal.
M, kbsna. [Skr. krishna.] B~tara kisna: the
Great God Krishna; Vishnu incarnate in
Krishna.
k6su. (Onom.) Kesu-kgsi: the sound of
whispering; = kesek-kesek.
) \ 0JS ksuwari. Burong kesuwari: the cassowary;
- Ht. Abd., 77.
ksoma. [Skr. kusuina.] A flower, flowery;
.y (by metaphor) a beautiful woman. Poumn
kayu k.: a flowering tree; Sej. Mal., 9. Saperti
kiesonia sa-gunongg: like a mountain of flowers,
Ht. Sg. Samb. K. ningrat: "flower of the
land," as a title for a prince (Sh. Pant. Shl., 7)
or princess (Ht. Mas. Ed.). Bangsa k.: a
beautiful race; Sh. Panj. Sg. Orang muda k.:
a fair young man; Ht. Sh. Mard.
Anta-kesoima: (i) flowery; (2) the name of a
cake. Baju anta-kgsoma: a coat of many
colours; Ht. Sh. Kub.
Jayeng k. or jaya k.: a conqueror in love;
a refined and complimentary equivalent for
the expression " lady-killer."