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A VOCABULARY OF BRUNEI MALAY. 
1S6. 
Karangan. 
S. 
The rapids of a river. 
187. 
Karan. 
s. w. 
An earthen dapor for boiling down 
sugar. 
188. 
Karap. 
s. w. 
Part of the loom (the comb). Chu- 
choJc karap, id. 
189. 
Karau. 
(i) Hard = keras. (ii) To stir ingred- 
ients in a pot. 
190. 
Karok. 
(i) A curve, semicircle, (ii) A small 
freshwater fish with thorny dorsal fin. 
191. 
Kaskul. 
The lenguai (sireh stand) used by the 
Sultan. 
192. 
Kasugui. 
A large hardwood tree. 
193. 
Kayir. 
Opposite to uwet. The turning of 
a boat’s head by drawing the paddle 
towards the side of the boat. 
194. 
Kayu. 
A Brunei measure = 40 panggal. 
195. 
Keduit. 
B itali keduit, the bottle gourd, ( Lagen - 
aria). 
196. 
Kelabat. 
The orang utan, maias ( Simia satyrus ). 
197. 
Kelakar. 
s. 
To lie, = bohong. 
198. 
Kelentugi. 
A millipede ( Spirostreptus sp.) resem- 
bling the centipede but having yellow 
legs: = sumpada (Dayak). 
199. 
Kelingkasa. 
Chameleon. 
199a. 
Kemai. 
Yesterday, = kamari, kemarin, kelmarin. 
200. 
Kembura. 
A species of fish. 
201. 
Kenawai. 
The large white bird found on the Lim- 
bang River. 
202. 
Kendas. 
w. 
Run aground (of a boat). 
203. 
Kepuyus. 
Part of the selambau (fish trap), the 
hinged post which is driven into the 
mud, and on which the bantai works. 
204. 
Kerasek. 
s. w. 
Coarse sand, gravel. 
186. Dayak and Sarawak Malay. Presumably from Icarang, “a reef.” 
187. Cf. keran. 
189. “Stiff” (Haynes). The second meaning only is used in the Malay 
Peninsula. In Sarawak an inverted form kuar is used in this 
sense. 
191. Cf. Persian kushkul, “a beggar’s bowl.” 
194. Cf. satu kayu kain, “a roll of cloth.” 
196. The Tabuns on the Limbang River (above Brunei) use kelabat for 
the Long-tailed Macaque ( Macacus cynomolgus) , the Malay kra. 
197. Dayak and Sarawak Malay in this sense, and by extension “to 
chatter. ’ ’ 
200. Probably same as kemura in Sarawak. 
201. Presumably the Egret, Mesophoyx intermedia. 
203. Cf. kepuyu , a small freshwater fish? 
204. Cf. keresek (Sarawak, Riau and Johore Malay), gercsek (Kedah). 
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