188 A DICTIONARY SUNDANESE 



Kawya, a poem. The word is a contraction from the following. Fr.) 

 Kakawian, singing , in the act of vociferating a song. The subject of a song. Eükéur 



Icakaivian in the act of singing. 

 Kakayon, timber, wood in general, all kinds of wood which grow. "Wood taken as a 



class apart from shrubs or plants which do not grow wood or timber. (From Kayu.) 

 Kakëduk and sometimes Kagëduk, a bit of bambu set in a running stream , so that tlie 



water constantly jerks it, by which strings are pulled to frighten pigs or birds. 

 Kakëmbën, a sort of scarf worn by women round the waist or breasts. The same as 



Karêmbong which see. (On Bali KambZn means the common clothing of a women ; the 



scarf alluded to is called hamb'én chërik, that is a small cloth or kain. Fr.) 

 Kaken, a foot rule. (From Kaki.) 

 Kakenchéng, an iron open cooking pan formed like a concave segment of a sphere. 



A large sugar pan. (At Batavia it is made of copper.) 

 Kakénda, elder brother or sister; used only among people of rank. Compounded of 



haïca vide, and éndah, good, proper. (See above Baginda.) 

 Kakényëd, a small rope used as reins to a buffaloe yoked to plough or cart. 

 Kakëplok, knocking stones together to make a noise, as is done with stones under 



water to frighten fish towards any nets or traps which may be set. A joint of bambu 



set in the sawahs, which fills and empties itself regularly, and the end which is split 



knocking against a stone , frightens the wild pigs away. (Jav. Képlok , to beat in the hands.) 

 Kak ë puk, in a hurry and confusion. Overhaste at any work whereby it is badly done. 



The reverse of Rinèh which see. 

 Kaki, a measure of a foot, which the word implies in Malay. 



The usual foot employed on Java is the 



Amsterdam foot equal to 11.146 English inches. 



Ehineland foot equal to 12.357 „ „ 



The English foot is also in very general use . 12.000 „ „ 



Kakiping, a wheel for a Pedaty or native cart, or a wheel for a Rice-mill, cut out of 



one disk of wood. Keping in Malay Marsden Page 260 fiat (not convex). It is ap- 



plied idiomatically in the enumeration of things fiat and thin, as Këpingbatu a slate. 

 Kakituan, doing so, acting in that manner. Etymology hitu, thus, in that way. 

 Kakompongan, the flank of any four footed animal, as a horse or buffaloe or the like 



that part of the belly which adjoins the hind legs. 

 Kaku, stiff in expression or manner of speaking. Offended, vexed about anything 



without giving expression to it. (Malay also stupid; Javanese, Batavian stif generally, 



even said from a dead body. Fr.) 

 Kak up rak, to knock about, to turn topsy turvy. To beat forest or jungle to drive out 



game. To knock people about and ill use them. 

 Kakurangan, deficiency, what is wanting. Dearth. (From Kurang Jav. Mal.) 

 Kala, a small scorpion. In Jampé it means the South; see Seri. Kala, C. 111, a crab. 

 the zodiacal sign scorpio. 



