220 A DICTIONARY SÜNDANESE 



same meaning as the Malay dkan to , in the clative case. Akan after all seems to be of 



the same origin, cf. aku , I, with Jav. Kawi kua , Batavian gua. Fr.) 

 KëuBëung, the heel ; the knuckles. 

 Këupat, airs, pretensions. To kawawa ku këupat na, there is no enduring Iris airs. Ha- 



yang kararëupat, they want to give themselves airs. Kararëupat , is plural. 

 Këupëul, the clenched fist when holding anything ; the clenehed fist. Sa Iceup&ul, as 



nruch as can be clenched in the fist. (Jav. Batavian , Këpël id.) 

 Këuröung, a small packet of any stringy matter tied together. Tuioa sa këurëun , a 



small packet of Tuwa or Tuba , a root with which fish are stupifyed. 

 Këurëut, to pare off, to slice off with a knife, to slash ; to cut by drawing the knife 



steadily through any mass , not by hacking at it. 

 K ë u s i k , sand. 



Ivëuyang, oppressively warm; close and warm without any air moving. 

 Këuyëup, a small land crab , it burrows in earth on the edge of water, and is very trou- 



blesome in all earthen embankments made for the purpose of conducting water over 



hollows. 

 Köwëuk, a monovalve sea-shell. Cypraea. 



Khali, a high priest of Mahomedanism. (,»óU, Qadhi the judge. On Java and Celebes 



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it is also pronounced Kali ; at Batavia (and in Malay) Kadhi. Fr ) 



Kharap, inclination, pleasure. Kumalia Icharap sla do just as you like; follow your own 



inclination. 



Khëmis, Arabic, Thursday. (^u^U- Khdmis , the fifth , /w.^=- Khains, five.) 



Ki, a sort of honorific designation placed before men's names or titles; also placed before 

 the names of many plants or trees. In the first instance it is probably a contraction 

 of Aki, grandfather, and in the latter of Ka-i, which is sometimes though rarely heard 

 for wood. Before titles as- Ki Turrmngguvg , Ki D&mang- before proper names as- Ki 

 Jaman, Ki Saman- before names of trees- Ki Clia-ang , Ki Julavg, and more others, 

 for which see below. (Ki corresponds with Si, Ni and Ei, used as a kind of article , 

 but with different application ; from all of them Pronouns are derived, as Itita, I, si- 

 ya , si-ra he (and you), ni-a, possessive , hi-da, Bal. he (you). It is here not the place 

 to explain this further. Fr.) 



Ki-ai, a term of respect for an old man; a term of respect to designate a fatlier in law. 

 Compounded of Ki , a honorific designation , and /tya father. (Ki-ai (or-ahi) is another 

 derivation from Ki, with alii added, Ki-ahi, Ni-alii (Nyai, a respectable female) , 

 Priy-ahi, I think, derived from priya , Scr. friend , a term of endearment ; the name of 

 PriyaM is given to certain inferior officers , avIio are for instance to superintend the 

 koolies of Government, supplied by the native chiefs ; who accomj)any strangers etc. Fr.) 



Ivi-ajag, name of a tree growing among the mountains, from which a Gëutah or viscous 



