152 MALAY PROVERBS. 



dukong, no doubt, means " carried in a bundle on the back." 

 Malays moving from one place to another usually carry their 

 cooking* utensils and a few days provisions on their backs. 

 The load is bundled up in a sarong or other cloth, one end 

 of which is brought over one shoulder, and the other end 

 under the other arm, both ends being tied together across the 

 chest. A native spoon for culinary purposes, (a wooden 

 handle lashed with rattan to a cocoanut shell), is an awk- 

 ward article to carry in such a bundle. It sticks out incon- 

 veniently and sways about with the motion of the bearer. 



140. Kalis bagei ai/er di daun Jdadi. 



" Rolling off, like water on a Caladium leaf." 



A simile used in speaking of one who will pay no attention 

 to advice. Good counsel has as little effect on him as water 

 on a Jdadi leaf, " runs off like water off a duck's back." 



Klinkert ( and Favre following him ) gives 'kalis ( peeled, 

 pared,) the secondary meaning to be " unwilling to listen to 

 remonstrance." They do not seem to have known this 

 proverb, though it seems to explain satisfactorily the secon- 

 dary meaning of the word. 



141. Kanmdi cleri halmvan. 

 " Steered from the bow." 



An expression used of a home in which the wife rules 

 and where the husband is " henpecked." 



142. Kail sa'buntoh umpannia sa'ekor. 

 Saliari pidus sa/hari berhanyut. 



u A single hook and one piece of bait. 

 Once broken off you may drift for a day." 



Don't run the risk of having your business stopped by 

 failing to provide the apparatus in sufficient quantity. 



143. Kata tidalc dipegangnia janji tidak ditepatiua. 



" He neither holds to his word nor carries out his pro- 

 mises." 



A general description of an untrustworthy person. 



144 4 Kfeja rajcc itu junjong^ hreja kita di Jdlik, 

 "The raja's business is borne on the head, our own may 

 (at the same time) be carried under the arm." 



