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This dictionary contains only those words that differ from standard Indonesian, following the lists compiled by Takaria & Pieter (1998), Devin, and Pattiasina, with orthography standardised between the three. Stress tends to be noticeably on the penultimate syllable, which plays a significant part in producing the distinctive Ambon accent. Many words are derived from Indonesian by applying the following substitutions:

• Initial -e, -er syllables in grammatical prefixes become -a

  • berdiri → badiri, terbakar → tabakar

• Final -n, -m modifiers become -ng

  • teman → tamang, asam → asang

• Final -k, -h modifiers are dropped

  • anak → ana, bersih → barsi

• Final -u syllable becomes -o

  • arus → aros, mabuk → mabo

• Initial -e, -er syllables more generally become -a

  • mesin → masing, lentera → lanterna

ka   to   preposition

kaamanang   safety, security   noun

kabaekang   goodness, kindness   noun

kabaktiang   sunday church service   noun

kabal₁   invulnerability   noun

kabal₂   invulnerable due to the use of magic   adjective

kabalakang₁   behind   adjective

kabalakang₂   left behind   adjective

kabalakang₃   backward, behind the times   adjective

kabangkalang   choke   verb

kabaresi   courageous, daring   adjective

kabas₁   go off suddenly   verb

kabas₂   shake off   verb

kabas₃   numb   adjective

kabau   box made of pandan leaves or bamboo   noun

kabawa   downwards   adverb

kabaya dangsa   a particular type of kebaya for events featuring dances   noun

kabaya renda   kebaya embroidered with lace on the sleeves, bottom, and front   noun

kabaya   kebaya (traditional top worn by women throughout the malay archipelago)   noun

kabiri   [see kapado]   noun

kabong   garden, plantation   noun

kabor₁   blurry   adjective

kabor₂   cloudy   adjective

kabor₃   disappear, missing   verb

kabualang   trick   verb

kabubu   (of wood) worm-eaten, turned to termite droppings   adjective

kabuli   deceive   verb

kaburu₁   rush   verb

kaburu₂   rushed, in a hurry   verb

kabus   the striped snakehead fish (channa striata)   noun

kaca mata itang   sunglasses   noun

kaca mata panas   sunglasses   noun

kaca mata₁   eyeglasses   noun

kaca mata₂   goggles   noun

kacang cina   a subspecies of cowpea (vigna unguiculata cylindrica)   noun

kacang kadele   the soybean (glycine max)   noun

kacang sabel   the jack bean (canavalia ensiformis)   noun

kacil   small   adjective

kacong   traditional children’s game played by girls   noun

kacuali   except   verb

kacupeng   little (pejorative)   adjective

kacuping   [see kacupeng]   adjective

kadalang₁   into   preposition

kadalang₂   deep   adjective

kadang   rarely   adverb

kadara₁   inland   adjective

kadara₂   move inland   verb

kadera porong   decorative chair for a bride (?)   noun

kadera   chair   noun

kadiamang₁   settle in   verb

kadiamang₂   become a resident of   verb

kadondong   the ambarella tree (spondias cytherea) and its fruit   noun

kaeng gandong   bride-price sarong presented to parents   noun

kaeng jandela   curtain   noun

kaeng kabaya   woman’s traditional outfit consisting of a sarong and kabaya   noun

kaeng om   [see kaeng gandong]   noun

kaeng   cloth   noun

kaget   shocked, surprised   adjective

kai   older sibling (this meaning often forgotten, but the word remains added to the ends of sentences)   noun

kairore   a traditional dance in which arms are crossed with another person to hoist up a third person   noun

kajadiang   christmas   noun

kajahatang   mischief, delinquency   noun

kaka   “big brother”/“big sister”, term of address for someone of similar age but older   pronoun

kakaher₁   a large grain-winnowing tray/basket made from woven bamboo skin   noun

kakaher₂   wedding presents, specifically produce (typically bananas, coconut oil, etc.)   noun

kakal   permanent   adjective

kakalu   spatula, especially one used to stir papeda   noun

kakanang   to the right   adverb

kakap merah   any species of snapper, the genus lutjanus   noun

kakarlak   cockroach   noun

kakatua merah   red parrot   noun

kakatua tuli   a large-headed green parrot, thought to have a poor sense of hearing   noun

kakatua₁   any species of parrotfish (the family scaridae)   noun

kakatua₂   pliers   noun

kakehor   possibly just small palala   noun

kaki aer   estuary of a stream   noun

kaki baju   hem of a dress or skirt.   noun

kaki karabu   having an ulcerated foot   adjective

kaki saribu   centipede   noun

kaki setang   stick insect   noun

kakiri   to the left   adverb

kakisaribus   [see kaki saribu]   noun

kakopang   the part of a coconut shoot that will develop into a leaf   noun

kakosang   flaky skin on an infant’s head   noun

kakurang₁   traditional coconut grater tool   noun

kakurang₂   weed   noun

kakus   flower pot (?)   noun

kakusang₁   rattan cone used for steaming   noun

kakusang₂   coconut milk filter made from woven bamboo   noun

kakusang₃   conical shaped object   noun

kakusang₄   a sour variety of langsa   noun

kal   if   conjunction

kala   be defeated   verb

kalabasa   the calabash tree (lagenaria siceraria)   noun

kalabembang   some part of chicken anatomy (?)   noun

kalabor₁   mess around   verb

kalabor₂   troublemaker   noun

kalabor₃   without finesse   verb

kaladi bulai   large variety of taro, found on obi island   noun

kaladi inan   round variety of taro   noun

kaladi johor   a long variety of taro   noun

kaladi kiha   a variety of taro that yields no tubers but edible stems, found on obi island   noun

kaladi   taro (colocasia esculenta)   noun

kalakuang₁   behaviour   noun

kalalerang₁   wander here and there aimlessly   verb

kalalerang₂   destitute   noun

kalam₁   calm (personality)   adjective

kalam₂   door   noun

kalam₃   the latch of a door   noun

kalam₄   bar the door   verb

kalamareng dolo   day before yesterday   adverb

kalamareng   yesterday   noun

kalambu   mosquito net   noun

kalamoyang   worm   noun

kalamumor   [see kalamumur]   noun

kalamumur   dandruff   noun

kalang kabut   a feeling akin to writer’s block but more general, a lack of inspiration and creativity, a sluggishness of the mind   noun

kalao₁   seaward   adjective

kalao₂   move seaward   verb

kalap   smack, slap   verb

kalapa bali   the palm used for palm oil (elaeis guineensis)   noun

kalapa bangka   coconut whose flesh is not yet hard   noun

kalapa kanari   a variety of coconut   noun

kalapa karing   coconut with hard flesh   noun

kalapa muda   green, unripe coconut   noun

kalapa raja   the regia variety of coconut   noun

kalapa   coconut   noun

kalar   finished, ready   adjective

kalas   class   noun

kalauna   a kind of fish (?)   noun

kalawai   spear used for spear-fishing   noun

kalayu babintang   whale shark (rhincodon typus)   noun

kalenci   rabbit   noun

kalender   calendar   noun

kaler   marble (toy)   noun

kalereng   [see kaler]   noun

kalesang₁   care for   noun

kalesang₂   arrange, manage   verb

kalet   european-style woman’s dress   noun

kalewang₁   traditional machete from western indonesia   noun

kalewang₂   european-style sword   noun

kalir   testicle   noun

kaliweng   the red frog crab (raninina ranina)   noun

kalmaring   yesterday   noun

kalom₁   women’s slip-on shoes   noun

kalom₂   sandal carved from a wooden block with a single strap that goes over the toes   noun

kalomang   package made of leaves to contain kanari nuts, etc.   noun

kalompeng   [see kallom]   noun

kalong₁   handcuffs   noun

kalong₂   necklace   noun

kalong₃   civet   noun

kalor   bald   adjective

kalore   a flowering cucumber   noun

kalorol   the plant croton tiglium, the seed of which causes severe diarrhoea   noun

kalos   spool   noun

kalot kambing   a tree (?)   noun

kalot   male genitalia (slang)   noun

kalsang   trousers   noun

kalu   if   conjunction

kaluna   a fish(?)   noun

kaluyu aer   the sicklefin weasel shark (hemigaleus microstoma)   noun

kaluyu gargaji   the longcomb sawfish (pristis zijsron)   noun

kaluyu ikang   the tiger shark (galeocerdo cuvier)   noun

kaluyu kapala panggayong   hammerhead sharks (the sphyrnidae family)   noun

kaluyu   shark   noun

kamange   thai lemon basil (ocimum × africanum)   noun

kamaniang   a type of incense, perhaps benzoin   noun

kamar dudu   living room   noun

kamareng   [see kalamareng]   adverb

kamari   here   adverb

kamari-kamari   as time approached the present   adverb

kamaring   [see kalamareng]   noun

kamasi   a liquid condiment made of salt and fish entrails, often used with fruit salad   noun

kambar   twin   noun

kambelo   stupid people   noun

kambelu   shipworm (teredinidae family)   noun

kamboti₁   basket for fruits and tubers woven from coconut leaves   noun

kamboti₂   a measure word used when trading fruits and tubers   measure

kameja panjang   long-sleeved shirt   noun

kameja   shirt   noun

kaminatil   [see hahakae]   verb

kamiri   [see kamiring]   noun

kamiring   candlenut (aleurites moluccanus)   noun

kamong   you (plural)   pronoun

kamorang   [see kamong]   noun

kamper   camphor   noun

kampinjang   church bells   noun

kampiong   champion   noun

kampong   village   noun

kamu-kamu   fog   noun

kamudi₁   rudder   noun

kamudi₂   steer using a rudder or oar   verb

kamuka   before   adverb

kamuleng utang   a smaller, forest-dwelling variety of kamuleng   noun

kamuleng   a plant that grows by the sea, with edible leaves used as medicine   noun

kan   squared, made square   adjective

kana   a sturdy imported earthenware bottle used for tapers (?)   noun

kanal strom   receive an electric shock   verb

kanal   know, recognise, recall   verb

kanang   right (not left)   adjective

kanari utang   [see mede-mede] (?)   noun

kanari   the galip nut (canarium indicum) and its tree   noun

kancang   girlish   adjective

kandas₁   founder, sink (of a ship)   verb

kandas₂   near   adjective

kandati   although   conjunction

kanek   bus or boat driver’s assistant who collects money from passengers   noun

kaneker   [see kaler]   noun

kanes   (of a woman) street smart, unwilling to put up with any nonsense   adjective

kang   “right?”, “isn’t it?”, etc.   interjection

kangkong   water spinach (ipomoea aquatica)   noun

kaning₁   forehead   noun

kaning₂   eyebrow   noun

kanji₁   starch for clothing   noun

kanji₂   to starch clothes   verb

kanjilu   a children’s game similar to london bridge   noun

kanjoli₁   a tree in the genus calophyllum, and its seeds   noun

kanjoli₂   a traditional candle made from kanjoli seeds. the seeds are either fried, then ground with burnt sago stem skin, then wrapped around a broom stick; or they are pounded to remove the shells and pierced with sago stems. uncertain.   noun

kannes   bitter, hard personality (particularly of women)   adjective

kanop   button   noun

kant   corner   noun

kantal   thick, viscous   adjective

kantang   potato   noun

kantara   visible   adjective

kapado₁   castrate   verb

kapado₂   prune, trim   verb

kapadu   [see kapado]   noun

kapal tarbang   aeroplane   noun

kapala adat   traditional chief   noun

kapala aer   headwaters of a stream   noun

kapala basar   conceited, unruly   adjective

kapala kaka-ringang   crazy, eccentric   adjective

kapala kampong   a title given to certain village chiefs   noun

kapala skopeng   (?)   adjective

kapala soa   traditional chief of a group of allied clans in a village   noun

kapala tongka   ornamentation at the top of a staff or cane once a symbol of political status   noun

kapala₁   head   noun

kapala₂   chief   noun

kapalamada   [see lamadang]   noun

kapas-kapas   either the common silver-biddy (gerres oyena) or the slender silver-biddy (gerres macrosoma)   noun

kapaseti₁   crest   noun

kapaseti₂   traditional warrior’s helmet   noun

kapata   traditional slow musical chant / poem recited in local languages at ritual occasions   noun

kapinging   long for, long to   verb

kapista₁   coquettish   adjective

kapista₂   traditional maluku martial art   noun

kapista₃   impolite   adjective

kapista₄   lively   adjective

kapitang₁   a leader during war   noun

kapitang₂   official village military chief   noun

kapiteng   [see katang]   noun

kapo₁   repent   verb

kapo₂   discouraged from misbehaving   adjective

kapok   cotton (specifically, cotton from the fluffy innards of the ceiba pentandra seed pod)   noun

kapolat   a shrub with very toxic leaves   noun

kapor   chalk, lime (the chalky material derived from limestone)   noun

kapot   broken   noun

kaputusang   decision   noun

kar   map, chart   noun

karabu₁   afflicted with infected sores   adjective

karabu₂   sores on the soles of the feet (?)   noun

karam₁   be numb   verb

karam₂   be paralyzed   verb

karam₃   get a cramp   verb

karam₄   receive an electric shock   verb

karamat   sacred   adjective

karanjang   basket   noun

karas   hard   adjective

karbou   water buffalo   noun

kardamong   cardomum, specifically elettaria cardamomum rather than amomum subulatum which is more common on the indian subcontinent   noun

karempeng   very thin, skinny   adjective

karepek   deep-fried green banana crisps   noun

karepu₁   wrinkles   noun

karepu₂   sores on the mouth due to yaws / frambesia tropica / thymosis infection   noun

karfei   strike violently.   verb

karibo   having smelly frizzy hair (from kariteng bo-bou)   adjective

karikel   gravel   noun

karimang   parcel, gift   noun

karing₁   dry   adjective

karing₂   dry land   noun

karis   the traditional javanese dagger kris or keris   verb

kariteng   [see kariting]   noun

kariting   curly, frizzy (of hair)   adjective

karja₁   work   noun

karja₂   work on   verb

karkaru   some kind of cake or snack (?)   noun

karkupeng   long hairpin for a hair bun   noun

karkuping   [see karkupeng]   noun

karnapol   beat or hit repeatedly   verb

karnikus   “rat”, a name given to a stubborn child   noun

karnofol   [see karnopol]   verb

karnopol   smacking someone’s head in a joking manner   verb

karompi   chew (of tobacco)   verb

karonci   a garland or crown placed on a coffin for an unmarried adult   noun

karong₁   tails side of the rp. 25 coin, the side with no image   noun

karong₂   sack   noun

karoyo   gang up on   verb

karpus   baby bonnet   noun

karsang panjang   long trousers   noun

karsang   underpants   noun

kartapel   slingshot   noun

kartas minya   wax paper   noun

kartas   paper   noun

kartasliling   glossy, translucent, coloured paper   noun

kartou   pair of undershorts made from flour-sack cotton and held in place by a strip of rubber cut from an old automobile tire inner tube   noun

karu-karu   snack made from sago flour mixed with grated coconut, dry fried into a flat pancake, sprinkled with palm sugar and rolled up   noun

karupuk   shrimp cracker   noun

karus   thin, gaunt   adjective

kas-   prefix to form causative verbs   noun

kas₁   cheese   noun

kas₂   wardrobe   noun

kas₃   [see kasi]   noun

kasana   that way, there   adverb

kasbadiri   stand (something) up   verb

kasbae   [see kasbai]   verb

kasbai   permit, allow   verb

kasbi   cassava   noun

kasbicara   advise   verb

kasdudu   set going, set up   verb

kasi   give [imperative**]   verb

kasiang₁   poor   adjective

kasiang₂   pity, feel compassion toward   verb

kasini₁   here   verb

kasini₂   “come here”   interjection

kasitu   there   verb

kasitu₂   “go there”   interjection

kaskado   [see kaskadu]   adjective

kaskadu₁   suffering from white fungal skin disease   adjective

kaskadu₂   leprosy   noun

kaskaluar   remove from within   verb

kaslos   permit, allow   verb

kasmandi   bathe   verb

kasmaso   insert into   verb

kasmati   to death, to the point of death   adverb

kasnae   [see kasnai]   verb

kasnai   raise   verb

kaso mae   large rafter supporting longitudinal poles that support rafters   noun

kaso   possibly a rafter, or perhaps an acrow prop / jack post, made of bamboo   noun

kasowari₁   cassowary, genus (casuarius)   noun

kasowari₂   a tree of the genus casuarina   noun

kasta₁   descendants   noun

kasta₂   social group   noun

kastarol   a medicinal plant   noun

kastau₁   tell, inform   verb

kastau₂   tattle   verb

kasten₁   bounce back off something   noun

kasten₂   bouncy   adjective

kasti   a maluku version of baseball   noun

kastidor   put to sleep   verb

kastunju   show   verb

kasturi ekor panjang   a long-tailed talking parrot   noun

kasturi   parrot   noun

kasturung   lower   verb

kasusu   suckle   verb

kata₁   that (e.g. said that)   noun

kata₂   intending to   verb

kata₃   even (e.g. not even)   adverb

katageang₁   addiction   noun

katageang₂   addicted to   verb

katam   a breakfast dish made of sticky rice, coconut, and palm sugar   noun

katang₁   crab   noun

katang₂   pliers   noun

katanggisang   talk in one’s sleep.   verb

katapang   the malabar almond (terminalia catappa)   noun

katas   upwards   adverb

kate-kate   a hook used in shark fishing   noun

kater   bed   noun

katia   armpit   noun

katidorang   unexpectedly fall asleep   verb

katimbur   cucumber   noun

katimong   cucumber   noun

katong   we, us   pronoun

katorang   [see katong]   pronoun

katreji   a traditional dance reminsicent of a cèilidh, or other group folk dances comprised of multiple pairs of dancers   noun

katrol   exercise device consisting of a weight, a rope, and a pully   noun

katsasi   [see gatsasi]   verb

katumbar   coriander   noun

katupa₁   woven coconut-leaf package containing rice boiled in coconut milk   noun

kawa nyanyau   leader line (attached to fishhook)   noun

kawa ram   chicken wire   noun

kawa waja   steel wire   noun

kawa waja   stingy   adjective

kawa   wire   noun

kawaja   [see kawa waja]   adjective

kawalinya   either the bigeyed scad (selar crumenophthalmus) or the yellowtail scad (atule mate)   noun

kaweng lari   elope   verb

kaweng₁   wed   verb

kaweng₂   have sex   verb

kayo   wood   noun

kayu baru   the sea hibiscus (hibiscus tiliaceus)   noun

kayu besi   the ironwood tree (intsia bijuga)   noun

kayu bua   pole   noun

kayu pantong   club   noun

kayu pilang   club   noun

kayu tanjung   the spanish cherry (mimusops elengi)   noun

kayu titi   the tree gmelina moluccana, the wood of which is used to build dugout canoes   noun

kayu   bolt (cloth measurement of 40 yards)   noun

keamponang   forgiveness   noun

kebanyakang   most   adjective

keku   to carry goods on one’s head   verb

kelder   [see peti kelder]   noun

kele₁   collaborate   verb

kele₂   hold hands   verb

kenek   [see kanek]   noun

keok   die (rude)   verb

kep   shorten   verb

kepeng   money   noun

ker   examine in order to ascertain some problem   verb

kerkelo   (?)   noun

kerko   grave   noun

kerong-kerong₁   the jarbua terapon (terapon jarbua)   noun

kerong-kerong₂   zebra-striped   adjective

kes₁   monkey   noun

kes₂   mudskippers, fish in the genus periophthalmus   noun

keti   overabundant   adjective

kets   bounce, ricochet   verb

kewang₁   traditional forest ranger or police   noun

kewang₂   village official responsible for collecting fees and tolls   noun

kewel   brag   verb

kiming kalapa   the spathe of a coconut inflorescence   noun

kinar   the guest tree (kleinhovia hospita)   noun

kincing   urinate   verb

kintal   yard, garden surrounding a house   noun

kio   particle used at the end of a sentence to coax or persuade agreement   interjection

kipas lengso   wave farewell with a handkerchief   verb

kira   think, suppose   verb

kiring   send   verb

kising₁   nothing left   adjective

kising₂   bald   adjective

kita’il   [see hahakae]   verb

klambu   [see kalambu]   noun

klar   finished, ready   noun

klas   [see kalas]   noun

klep   social group   noun

koco   shuffle (e.g. a deck of cards).   verb

kocobutu   masturbation (swear)   interjection

kode₁   cue, signal   noun

kode₂   a batch of 20, measure word used for packages of sarongs   measure

kodi   [see kode₂]   noun

kodo   frog   noun

koe₁   you (rude)   noun

koe₂   [see koi]   noun

koe₃   a kind of fish (?)   noun

kofi   coffee   noun

kofor   suitcase   noun

kohu-kohu₁   a dish consisting of raw anchovies mixed with grated coconut, shallots, birdseye chilli, atuna racemosa fruit, seasoned with salt and vinegar, then ground in a mortar and pestle and boiled   noun

kohu-kohu₂   a dish consisting of smoked skipjack tuna mixed with bean sprouts, grated coconut, shallots, seasoned with salt and vinegar, then boiled   noun

koi prong   bridal bed   noun

koi₁   bed frame   noun

koi₂   nut   noun

koini   a particularly fragrant type of mango, mangifera odorata   noun

kokaho   [see kokahu]   noun

kokahu   attract fish by mincing bait, mixing it with sand, and throwing it into the water.   verb

kokoho   [see kohu-kohu]   noun

kokotang   a kind of small animal that makes holes in the sand (?)   noun

kolang susu   the singapore graveyard flower (plumeria obtusa)   noun

kolang   hole   noun

kole   fish that have been caught in a net   noun

kole-kole   a small one-person dugout canoe, typically without outriggers   noun

kolekta   money given to the collection plate during church services (the offertory in baptist churches)   noun

kolektang   either the person who collects the kolekta during the church service, or the person who recieves the kolekta (?)   noun

koli   [see sopi]   noun

koliling   around   preposition

kolombeng   small cake   noun

kolot₁   look at   noun

kolot₂   penis (slang)   noun

komader   witness for the bride during the legal part of the marriage (at the civil registry office)   noun

komangi   [see kamange]   noun

komanji   [see kamange]   noun

kombali₁   return   verb

kombali₂   change (i.e. excess cash returned by the cashier in a transaction)   noun

kombili   a variety of sweet potato (coleus rotundifolius)   noun

kompader   witness for the groom during the legal part of the marriage (at the civil registry office)   noun

kompani   dutch east india company military   noun

kompeng   female genitalia (figurative)   noun

komu   either the bullet tuna (auxis rochei) or the frigate tuna (auxis thazard)   noun

kona   to be in season and abundant   verb

konci bulang   the end of the month   noun

konci istori   chatting place (?)   noun

konci stori   administration office of a church   noun

konci taong   the end of the year   noun

konci usbu   the end of the week   noun

konci₁   key   noun

konci₂   lock   noun

konci₃   lock   verb

konci₄   close of, end of   noun

konci₄   wrench   noun

konco   close friend   noun

konde₁   hair bun   noun

konde₂   highest part of the canoe’s stem   noun

kondor   the wax gourd / winter melon (benincasa hispida)   noun

kondua   the two of us   pronoun

kong₁   just   adverb

kong₂   and then   adverb

kongkalikong   fighting words   noun

konterler   head of government during the dutch colonial period   noun

konto   fart   verb

konto-konto   paederia verticillata, a weed with smelly leaves   noun

konyado   [see konyadu]   pronoun

konyadu   brother-in-law   pronoun

konyol   die a foolish death   verb

kop telefon   headphones   noun

kop   master (a skill)   verb

kopau   the chinese-indonesian dumpling bakpao   noun

kopeng   bounce a football off the head   verb

koper   a vivid scar on the head   noun

kopleng   clutch (of a car)   noun

kopu-kopu   butterfly   noun

kor-kar-kor-kar   (onomatopoeia) to sound like a rat running through storage boxes   verb

kora-kora   a large canoe with upswept ends reminiscent of the italian gondola, used for raids of other settlements, the capture of slaves, piracy, and plunder   noun

kore₁   pick (small thin poking tool)   noun

kore₂   poke   verb

kore₃   stir   verb

korma   the date palm (phoenix dactylifera) and its fruit   noun

korsleteng   short-circuit   verb

korsou   carpenter’s tool used to check whether wood is flat, like a spirit level   noun

kosteng   [see skosteng]   noun

kotel   short (of a person)   adjective

kotika   when, at the time which   conjunction

kotorang   filth, faeces   noun

kous₁   shirt (more generally any fabric covering, c.f. the indonesian kaus)   noun

kous₂   incandescent mantle of a paraffin lamp   noun

koyabu   steamed cake made from grated cassava mixed with grated coconut and palm sugar   noun

kram   [see karam]   noun

kramat   [see karamat]   noun

kras   [see karas]   adjective

krel₁   curl   noun

krel₂   curl   verb

krepek   [see karepek]   noun

kres   cross   noun

kres-kres   criss-crossed   adjective

krois₁   crosswise   adjective

krois₂   cross   noun

kron   [see karong]   noun

kualiteit   quality   noun

kuarto   king’s servant   noun

kuartu   a tax levied by the dutch   noun

kubor   grave   noun

kuburang   grave   noun

kuca   wash fabric bu rubbing it against itself or a rock   verb

kuda   carry on the back   verb

kui sarut   [see kui sarutu]   noun

kui sarutu   a cigar-shaped biscuit made from sago meal   noun

kui tarompong   a thin, crispy chinese sweet crepe   noun

kui   cake, sweet snack   noun

kukis   cake, sweet snack   noun

kuku   knock down (e.g. fruit from a tree) by poking with a pole   verb

kuku   the nandu wood tree (pericopsis mooniana)   noun

kuku   to poke a stick into something, typically through a hole   verb

kukur   scar   noun

kukurang   coconut grater made of a steel scraper attached to a block of wood that the user sits upon   noun

kukusang   [see kakusang]   noun

kuli aer   the surface of the water   noun

kuli bia   sea shell   noun

kuli pasera   species of unicornfish in the genus naso   noun

kuli₁   skin, rind, shell   noun

kuli₂   bark   noun

kuli₃   surface   noun

kulincang   suitcase   noun

kulor   possibly the breadnut tree (artocarpus camansi)   noun

kumang₁   conch   noun

kumang₂   hermit crab   noun

kumbang   the ylang-ylang (cananga odorata)   noun

kumor   rinse the mouth   verb

kumpol₁   gather   verb

kumpol₂   kindle   verb

kumur-kumur₁   to clean the mouth after eating to prevent odour   verb

kumur-kumur₂   muttering   verb

kumur₁   twig   noun

kumur₂   the central stem of a mature sago palm leaf   noun

kunang-kunang₁   firefly   noun

kunang-kunang₂   dizzy   adjective

kuningang   brass   noun

kupa haji   the peacock flower (caesalpinia pulcherrima)   noun

kupis   to strike a glancing blow   verb

kura₁   bleach laundry in the sun   verb

kura₂   temple or shrine in the chinese architectural style   noun

kurkunci   spear-fishing spear like a kalawai, but made of iron and used to catch octopus, sea cucumbers, etc.   noun

kurkupeng   hair bun jewellery   noun

kurung₁   cage   noun

kurung₂   supervise, observe   verb

kurus karempeng   very thin, skinny   adjective

kusu potar   the common spotted cuscus (spilocuscus maculatus)   noun

kusu   the cuscus, a type of possum   noun

kusu-kusu   [see alang-alang]   noun

kutang   bra   noun

kuti   flick with the finger   verb

kutikata   the bignay (antidesma bunius)   noun

kutu busu   bedbug   noun

kutu kaluyu   a species of remora (the family echeneidae)   noun