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Ken yang, to pull at, to lug, to tug. 



Kényéré, name of a tree with tougli elastic wood. 



Kêong, a small shell fish found in swamps; a variety of Ampullaria. A snail; any small 



land molusk in a shell. 

 Képang, a peculiar kind of bambu platted work (JBilik , which see), which is the best and 



most substantial sort which is made. 

 Këpék, a sort of bambu basket with cover, the sides and top of which are covered with 



the cuticle of the branches of the Sar ai palm , and which are impenetrable to water. 



The natives use Këpék s , as we use portmanteaus for carrying about their clothes and 



other personal effects. 

 Képéng, any small copper coin, which is not a Dutch doit; any trifiing value. Hayang 



nyiar pikulilièun sa képéng , I want to seek work as a cooly , if it be but for a trifle. 

 Képél, a young foal, with long shaggy hair. 

 Këpër, generally called Ki-këpér , a large forest tree. Or properly the bark of the tree 



which is stringy , and taken off in large pieces to be used as a kind of boarding in the 



rougli houses of the natives. 

 Képés, to knock a side , to ward off by a gentle blow- to give a slap. 

 Képét, to eat one's own ordure under a foolish idea that we shall soon grow rich. 

 Këplék, toss- penny or toss- duit: any wager whether heads or tails will fall uppermost. 

 Këpluk, indicative of anything falling heavily to the ground, a heavy plump in a-fall. 

 Këpluk-këpluk, to make a clashing noise, as in clapping the hands. To clap the hands. 

 Këprak-Këprik, to knock about, to toss about to move frequently and injure; to ill 



use. ' 



Képrét, to sprinkle with water or any liquor, to throw water in drops on anything. Wa- 

 ter shook from the hands on any object. 

 Këprik, to set after, to rouse up , to bustle at. 

 Këpuk-këpuk, to pat or strike gently. 

 Këpung, to encircle, to circumvent, to surround. 



Kërai, name of a fish , found especially in caverns where there is water. 

 Ivérak, in boiling rice, that part which is next the pot, which adheres to it and gets 



done brown. The brown crust of boiled rice. 

 Kérak, name of a bird much seen about buffaloes, perched on their backs, and pecking 



about their hide. Called also Jalak. The bird is black with a little white in the wingcs. 

 Kërëbëk, the noise made by water entering a bottle or bambu kélé, when ïmmersed 



therein , caused bij the escape of the air. The bubbling noise of air in water so es- 



caping. 

 Kérék, to snore , to make a snoring noise, to breathe heavily. Ngorok, is to snore from 



the bottom of the throat, and expresses a more strenuous action than kérék. 

 Kérékan, small reeds round which threads are wound, and aftenvards placed in the 



tropong or shuttle , when in the act of being wove into the web. The instrument is 



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