Ketan.—Is a species of rice containing much gluten, which becomes thick in boiling. Eaten with treacle and powdered cocoanuts, it forms one of the delicacies of the Dayaks.
Kiham.—Indicates a spot in the river, narrowed by beds of rock, compelling the waters to rush through a much straitened canal. Generally this is accompanied by a tolerable decrease in the bed of the river.
Koedjang.—Is a tuber, largely found in marshy regions, and especially in the lower country, where, after the rice, it forms the principal food of the natives. In the upper country it is also found in pools and marshes.
Kwala.—Mouth of a river.
Laboerang.—An earthen trough in which iron ore is smelted.
Mahatara and Hatallah both signify God. The first is seldom used by the Dayaks when speaking to a European. The latter is never used among the Dayaks themselves.
Mandauws.—The Dayak sword, the blade concave on one side and convex on the other. Is about twenty-one inches long, nearly straight, and one and a half inches broad in the middle and tapering to a sharp point. It has only one cutting edge.
Manjapa.—The administration of oaths.
Maroetas.—A species of quarantine declared against a house, village or even whole district in consequence of infectious disease.
Matta boeroeng.—See weights.