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kuwala. The mouth or estuary of a river;
the point of junction of a tributary stream
and a river.

kobah. Pers. A kettle-drum.

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4\ kuwali. A saucepan or cooking-pot, whether
- of earthenware or iron.

4\)5 kuwayah. A kar kuwayah: a lofty
millettia eriantha.
6. X koba. Main koba: a Malay game.

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kota. [ Skr. kuta. ] A fort; a permanent
fortress in contradistinction to hastily constructed stockades or entrenchments. Sudah
di-kata itu-lah kota: let what is once said be
(reliable as) a fort; let promise be as good as
performance; Prov., cf. Ht. Abd., 271.
K. miara: the permanent bulwark protecting
the gunners in a ship's battery, in contradistinction to the moveable gunshields (apilan)
only affixed during an engagement; Sh.
Panj. Sg.
Kotai: to fortify; Ht. Hg. Tuw., 77. Berkotakan: to build a fortress of (anything); Sej.
Mal., 83.
In the Hikayat Sang Samba kota is used with
the meaning " funeral pyre " in describing the
obsequies of Samba.

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kubit. Sa-kubit: a pinch, a very small
quantity; = sa-chubit.
kobar. Mulut kobar-kobir: scandal-mongering, evil speaking.

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d,. kubor. A tomb; better (Arab.), q. v.
-Xj kobis or kubis. Eng. Cabbage; Ht.
' Abd., I77.
kobang. (Kedah.) A coin of the value of
24 cents. Also gobang. Possibly a variant
of ktpang.
J kubang. A wallow; the act of wallowing in
mud. Berkubang: to wallow. Saperti kerbau
berkubang di-dalam darah: like a buffalo
wallowing in blood; Ht. Ind. Meng.
K. nadi: the hollow at the base of the throat
just above the sternum.

Z.j. kuwat. [Arab. j. ] Strength (especially
physical strength). Kuwati: to exert strength;
to force or take by force. Maka bebgrapa dikuwati-nya dan di-hela-nya ekor kera itu hUndak
mTelpaskan tiyada juga dapat: however much
he exerted himself and tugged to get himself
loose from the monkey's tail he could not
manage it; Ht. Sg. Samb. Herta orang,
hendak di-kuwati: to take by force the property,
of others; Sh. Jur. Bud., 37.
Menguwatkan andperkuwatkan: to strengthen,
to intensify; Muj., 21, 50; Ht. Gul. Bak.,
103. Penguwat: a strengthener; Muj., 72.

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kubong. The flying lemur, pteronmys oral.
kobak. I. Peeling, unhusking; = kupas.
Kobakkan: to peel; Ht. Mar. Mahaw.
II. (Riau.) A scaly eruption on the face.
III. Kobak-ketam: a large triangular rent
in cloth.

kuwit. A movement with the tip of the
finger; to playfully tap anything (using the
cushion of the forefinger and not the back of
the finger-nail); cf. chuwit and gamit. Kuwangkuwit: (i) to move a finger backwards and
forwards on its joint; (2) the name given to
a peculiar bird which is said to accompany
the tiger and to warn him against foes.
Hendak berchakap chakap-lah mulut, tangan
jangan di-kuwit-gamit: if you wish to speak
speak out with your mouth, do not go making
signs with your fingers.. kobok. A party, a group, an assembly.
Dudok berkobok-kobok: to sit in groups.
4 kubal. I. Ikan kubal: a fish like a large
senangin; Sh. Ik. Trub., i8.
II. A section in a log, the division between
these sections being marked by notches.
These sections are marked when the tree has
been stripped of its branches but before it has
been planed.
y. kubu. A stockade; a rough defence of earth
and wood; Ht. Abd., 58, 400, 470. Maka
baginda pun menitahkan sakaliyan orang berkubukan betis: the prince ordered them all to
make a fence of their shins; Sej. Mal., 83..~v3 kutib. See kutip.
d( kotor. Foul, dirty; filth; the menstrual flow.
Mangkok itu terlalu kotor: the cup was
extremely dirty; Ht. Abd., 310.
Kekotoran: filth, foulness; Pel. Abd., 77.
-, kotis. Plucking a small quantity at a time;
j-y taking a pinch (of fish, etc.). Sa-kotis: a
pinch.
~ koteng. Parang koteng: (Riau) a chopper
(parang) without a handle. Terkoteng-koteng:
by oneself, alone, in solitude.
tjf kotong. Baju kotong: a short coat (baju) with
short sleeves or with no sleeves. Chlana kotong
or (Riau) setuwar kotong: short loose trousers.