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KUWAL [ 550 71

KUWAL

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kuwal. Swaying slowly from side to side;
rolling, as a ship rolls.
kuwil. I. Tam. A Hindu temple.
II. To lever up; to thrust up by leverage.
kula. I. Jav. I, me; the first personal
pronoun. Mana-tahjaujipaduka betara dengan
kula: what of my lord the king's agreement
with me; Sej. Mal., i35. Kula tiyada takut
akan baginda itu: I am not afraid of the
prince; Ht. Koris.
II. Skr. Family, race; see keluwarga,
kula-sentana and kula-wangsa.

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KOMAT
kolak. Kolak-kalek: striking one side and then
another; shaking in a sheath; waggling, of a
sword in a scabbard that is too wide for it;
motion from one side to another and then
back; Sh. Lamp., 33. Cf. kolang, olak, etc.
kolek. (Riau, Johor.) A Malay canoe; the
small narrow boat with very sharp lines
commonly known among Europeans as a
" koleh;" Ht. Abd., 230.

J_ kulat. A mushroom; a fungus; a generic
name for fungi such as mushrooms and toadstools. Cf. chendawan. Brkulat: to be
covered with fungoid growth.
-J kulit. Skin, peel, husk, shell, crust, rind,
bark, leather; the outer covering of anything.
K. kayu: bark. K. harinau: a tiger's skin.
K. babi: pigskin; (by metaphor) a dishonour,
a disgrace; Ht. Abd., 396. Tali k.: a leather
strap. Pakai kulit ketam: to wear the
garments of a hermit crab; to wear borrowed
plumes; Prov. Kachang lupakan kulit: the
bean forgets its pod; the upstart is forgetting
his low origin; Prov., J. S. A. S., II., I49.
Ta'-mahu koyak kulit, koyak kain mahu juga: he
does not want his skin torn but he is ready to
have his clothes torn; he is ready to risk his
property but not his precious person; Prov.
Tinggal tulang dengan kulit: only skin and
bone are left; Prov., Ht. Isk. Dz. Saperti
kambing di-kuliti: like the skinning of a (live)
goat; a proverbial description of intense
pain; J. S. A. S., XI., 6I.
K. adam: the light patch at the base of a finger
nail.
)J Irkulor. A cultivated varietv of the bread fruit;
artocarpus incisa.
O;-^Jj3 kulasdntana. Skr. Family, race, especially
the family of a prince. Cf. keluwarga. See
kula.
kolang or kulang. Kulang-kaling: motion
to and fro; backwards and forwards. Cf. ulang,
pulang, etc. Kulang mintong: running in short
snatches; action by fits and starts..U' kolong. I. A surface mine; surface diggings.
II. A hollow under anything, e.g., the space
under a table or under a Malay house.
III. An equivalent of kalong, q. v.
J_ kulup. [Arab.;-a: foreskin.] A sort of
nickname (timang-timangan) given to young
(uncircumcised) boys.

I \ kolam. Tamn. A pond, a pool, a reservoir or
A -' tank; Ht. Abd., 97.
X @p kulim. A large tree, sorodocarpus borneensis.
i kulum. Mastication; keeping in the mouth;
mouthing. Di-kulum-uya gala batu dalam
mulut-nya: he was chewing a lump of sugar;
Ht. Abd., I97. Chakap jangan kulum: out
with it, don't keep it in your mouth; a colloquial expression meaning " speak plainly."
Mengulum: to chew, to mouth. Menangis
saperti mingulmun madu: to weep till the eyes
are red with weeping; literally, to weep like
mouthing honey: Sh. Ik. Trub., ii..( kulon or kulun. Jav. The West. BangtY L kulunt: "the Western Country;" Bencoolen.
Orang kultun atin wetani: men of the West or of
the East; Sh. Panj. Sg.
4, kolah or kulah. I. Buwah kolah: a fruit
(unidentified): it is said to be a sort of wild
mango.
II. [Pers. 3 ] A helmet.,~f koleh. Koleh-koleh: flour in granules, starch.
- Kuweh koleh-kolel: a sweetmeat prepared in
granular form.
Af koloh. Ayer koloh: the coarse dye in which
y (cloth is first steeped in the process of dyeing.. kuli. [Hind. J. and.j ] A "coolie;" a
(day-labourer; Ht. Abd., 62, 236. Berkuli:
to work as a coolie; Ht. Abd., 213, 215.,ai kulai. I. Hanging down slackly as a broken
branch or limb. Tangan-nya patah terkulai:
his arm was broken and hung slackly down;
Ht. Mar. Mahaw. Cf. also Ht. Abd., 66, 67;
J. I. A., I., I50.
11. A shell, turbo marmoratus.
III. (Kedah.) A tree; also known as
minrkulai.
I i A kuma. Kuina-kumia: saffron; better k'>, q. v.
I c C komat or kumat. Kaumat-kamit: the movements of the mouth in speaking or eating.
Mulut-nya sehaja kumat-kamit di-bacha-nya:
his mouth simply moved as he read; Ht.
Abd., 104.