abraded, scraped of skin. 2. seeKELOS.\n
kemawan see AWAN.\n
kemayu Java coquettish.\n
kembal small wickerwork container of rattan, bamboo or palm leaves.\n
kembala-kembali go back and forth.\n
kembali 1 return, revert to. 2 once again. 3 you are welcome. 4 change of
money.\n kemban
breast cloth wrapped around the upper part of a woman\s body.\n kembang
1 flower. 2 breed of germs, etc..\n kembar
1 twin. 2 in duplicate. 3 identical. 4 match, twin.\n kembara
see EMBARA.\n
kemben see KEMBAN.\n
kembeng meng-kembeng flood, overflow.\n
kembili k.o. large us. purplish edible tuber.\n
kembira scatter in all directions of a fleeing army, etc..\n
kembiri see KEBIRI.\n
kemboja see KAMBOJA.\n
kembok 1. see KOBOK. 2. see GEMBOK.\n
kembol meng- bulge of pockets, etc..\n
kembu k.o. small basket for fish.\n
kembung 1. filled with air, puffed up, puffing, fill. 2. k.o. round rice basket.\n
kembur chat, engage in small talk.\n
kemburuan jealous.\n
kembut k.o. woven basket.\n
kemegahan greatness, glory.\n
kemeja western-style shirt.\n
kemejan
see HIU.\n
kemekaran efflorescence.\n
kemekmek Jakarta be fascinated.\n
kemelut crisis, critical stage of illness, fever, political situation, etc..\n
kememadaian satisfactoriness, sufficiency.\n
kemenakan nephew, niece.\n
kemenangan victory.\n
kemencongan 1 declivity. 2 going off in a skewed direction.\n
kemendang mirage or shimmer caused by hot air.\n
kemendur 1 Naut. commander. 2 harbor master. 3 civil official during the
colonial period. 4 overseer, foreman.\n kemengkalan
irritation, annoyance.\n kemenis
see KOMUNIS.\n
kementam booming, thundering.\n
kemenyan incense derived from gum benzoin.\n
kemerdekaan freedom, liberty, independence.\n
kemerduan sweetness of voice.\n
kemeresak sound of rustling.\n
kemerup flicker.\n
kemerut see KERUT1.\n
kemesraan 1 absorption. 2 love, feeling of being intimate.\n
kemet o. with the magical power to have intercourse with a woman from
afar.\n kemi
1. sucking fish, the remora. 2. see KEMIH.\n
kemidi
see KOMIDI.\n
kemih Formal urine.\n
kemik dented.\n
kemil meng-kemil eat snacks. kemil-an snacks.\n
kemilap see GEMILAP\n
kemilau sheen, shiny, shining of metal, jewel, velvet, moon, etc..\n
kemiliteran military.\n
keminting,kemiri candlenut tree and its fruit.\n
keminusan unproductiveness.\n
kemiringan declivity, slope.\n
kemis 1. beg. 2. see PENATU.\n
kemiskinan proverty, destitution.\n
kemlandingan the ipil-ipil, a fast-growing tree with edible beans planted to shade
coffee and used as cattle feed or for green manure.\n kemoceng
see KEMUCING.\n
kemolekan loveliness, beauty.\n
kemong 1. sunken of cheeks. 2. a small gong of the Java gamelan.\n
kemot see KEMUT 1,2.\n
kempa a press.\n
kempal see KIMPAL.\n
kempang k.o. canoe.\n
kempang-kempis pant.\n
kempas k.o. tree.\n
kempas-kempis panting for breath.\n
kempeitai Japanese military police or a member of it during the occupation.\n
kempek bag for betel.\n
kempek bag for betel.\n
kempelang see KEMPLANG 1.\n
kempes
see KEMPIH.\n
kempih kempis 1 deflated, flat tire, etc. 2 sunken of cheeks, chest, etc. 3
penniless. meng-kempihkempis collapse of lung, vein.\n kempit
1. k.o. earthenware jug. 2. see KEPIT.\n
kemplang 1. meng-kemplang strike esp. with the fist. kemplang-an blow,
hit. 2. meng- sell fruit wholesale to middleman before harvesting. 3. meng- 1 not pay. 2 embezzle.\n
kempleng twanging sound.\n
kemplong Java mallet for softening batik cloth.\n
kempo k.o. martial art.\n
kempot 1. sunken, hollow of cheeks. 2. broke, penniless.\n
kempu k.o. round box with lid for clothing.\n
kempuh 1 soft, mushy of food which is fully cooked. 2 very ripe of fruit. 3
rotten, spoiled of food.\n kempul
1. k.o. gamelan instrument containing several small horizontal gongs. 2. ber-kempul-kempul pant, be out of breath.\n
kempunan 1 be in a quandary, nervous, desperate. 2 long or yearn for.\n
kempung sunken of cheeks from loss of teeth.\n
kempungan 1 abdomen. 2 bladder.\n
kemreket gnash of teeth.\n
kemringet Java sweaty. ber-kemringet break into a sweat.\n
kemrungsung Java uncomfortable, ill at ease.\n
kemu 1. ber-, meng- rinse out the mouth. 2. meng- mutter, mumble.\n
kemucak
see KEMUNCAK.\n
kemucing feather duster.\n
kemudi 1 helm, rudder. 2 steering wheel. 3 reins of gvt., management,
etc..\n kemudian
afterwards, later, then.\n kemudu-kudu
see SELAK 2.\n
kemuka see MUKA.\n
kemukus k.o. pepper, the cubeb.\n
kemul 1. Java blanket, coverlet. 2. munch, gnaw at or on.\n
kemuliaan magnificence, pomp, glory.\n
kemumu 1. k.o. seaweed. 2. k.o. aroid, the leaves and roots of which are
eaten. 3. dandruff.\n kemuncak
peak, top, summit, apex.\n kemuncup
k.o. grass, the seeds of which adhere to o.\s clothing.\n kemunduran
1.decline,decrease. 2.deterioration. 3. cutback in production.\n kemung
see KEMONG 2.\n
kemungkus addled of an egg.\n
kemuning 1 yellow color. 2 k.o. tree producing beautiful yellow wood.\n
kemunting the rose-myrtle, ashrub producing dark red edible berries.\n
kemurnian 1 purity, genuineness. 2 chastity.\n
kemusykilan kemusykilan\n
kemut 1. 1 throb, beat of pulse. 2 stagger. 2. 1 suck on a piece of
candy or as sexual act. 2 move up and down of mouth when eating. kemut-an hard candy that is sucked.\n
kemutul k.o. hardwood tree.\n
ken Japanese regency.\n
kena 1 be touched adversely, struck, hit, or affected by s.t. unpleasant,
come into contact with. 2 hit s.t. 3 be subject to. 4 fit, be the right thing, be on the mark. 5 Coll., Java be allowed.\n
kenal 1 know, be familiar. 2 be acquainted with.\n
kenalpot
see KNALPOT.\n
2 agree, approve of, endorse. memper-kenan-kan permit, allow.\n kenang
be reminded of, think of.\n kenang - kenangan
1 souvenir, keepsake, memento. 2 remembrances, fond memories. 3 ideals of the past.\n
kenanga the ylang-ylang or cananga, a shrub the flowers of which produce
oils for perfume.\n kenap
small table.\n kenapa
1 whay. 2 what happened to.\n kenari
1. the canari tree and its nuts. kenari- Belanda almond. 2. canary.\n kencan
1 date, appointment. 2 date.\n kencana
Lit. gold.\n
kencang 1 fast, quick, speedy. 2 taut, tight. 3 selling well.\n
kencang-kencung clanking sound.\n
kencar ter-kencar-kencar 1 nervous, agitated. 2 in haste, hastily.\n
kenceng 1. bow drill. 2. frying pan.\n
kencerang-kencering sound of jingling coins or metal ornaments.\n
kencing 1 urine. 2 urinate. kencing-batu kidney stone. kencing-darah blood in
the urine. kencing-gulamanis diabetes. kencing-nanah gonorrhea.\n kenco
Japanese regent.\n kencong
1. crooked, askew, awry. 2. pitcher plant.\n kencung
see KENCANG-KENCUNG.\n
kencur greater galingale, a root crop resembling ginger, used as spice and
medicine. masih bau-kencur still a virginstill young and inexperience.\n
kendaga 1 cowries, shell money. 2 a chest or oblong box adorned with shell,
glass, etc.\n kendak
lover, mistress. ber-kendak have an affair with. kendak-an paramour.\n
kendakan paramour.\n
kendala constraint, obstacle.\n
kendali reins.\n
kendang 1. k.o. small drum covered with leather at each end. ber-kendangan
play a kendang. kendang-an membrane in ear. 2. ream of paper 480 sheets.\n
kendara ber-kendara ride in or on s.t..\n
kendaraan 1 vehicle. 2 mount.\n
kendat,kendatan interruption.\n
kendati kendati pun 1 although. 2 not to mention, much less.\n
kendeka
see KAYU 1.\n
kendi k.o. earthware flask with a neck and spout 9us for drinking water.\n
kendil Java pot for cooking rice.\n
kendiri Coll. see SENDIRI.\n
kendit 1 cloth belt, sash. 2 girdle.\n
kendo Java soft, slow tone. ke`ndo martial arts with Japanese staffs.\n
kendong meng- carry s.t. in a cloth.\n