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karani'adekat ; hampirnear ; close ; almostNM 29 sept 98Laiganna ~ laiganmai.Rumahnya dekat rumah kami.His house is near our's.mangkarani'der.vmendekatiapproach ; go nearYaku' matakut ~ mian kanono'.I'm afraid to approach that man.mangkarani'konder.vbring s.t. close ; close, bring s.t.; mendekatkanbring s.t. closeAlia ~ bensiin na apu.Don't bring gasoline close to the fire.
karani' ilioamenjelang pagi ; hampir siangat the crack of dawn (around 5.00am)Ia nomae'mo ~.Dia sudah berangkat hampir siang.He left at the crack of dawn.
karasmakarasder.apanas terikscorching heat of sun
karataasIndnkertaspaper~ batulisankertas tuliswriting paper~na toopkertas rokokcigarette paper
karatupeelnkatapelslingshot ; catapult
kare'mangkare'der.vmengambil sesuatu dengan menggunakan alat pengorekget s.t. using a stick (eg. from the hot coals)
kareikakarei2der.n1sapubroom~ singkororingpalm fibre broom~ puyusugar palm fibre broom2tukang sapu, penyapusweeperNius ninakat bo ~ na kantor Camat.Nius was employed as a sweeper in the subdistrict head's office.mangkareider.vmenyapusweepKaekae' ~ alia momborii'.Don't play while I'm sweeping.
kariorkumakariorder.vberputar ; mengelilingicircle ; go aroundKai no~ nintikumi kota iya'a.We circled the city.
kariskarisander.nkukuran, alat untuk megukur kelapatool used for shaving coconut pulpkinokarisder.atergores, tergaris (lampau)shaved, scratched, grazed, scraped (past)Saratku ~ na watu.I grazed my foot on a rock.kokarisder.atergores, tergaris (akan)shaved ; scratched ; grazed ; scrapedKalu sarat ~ dongan pakuli'on.If your foot is scraped, you should put some medicine on it right away.mangkarisder.vmengukurshave or scrape (coconut pulp)~ nuurshave coconut meat
karisander. ofkarisntool used for shaving coconut pulp
karo'mangkakaro'der.vberteriakshout ; yell ; scream~ kapolosanscream with pain
karo'o, iro'o, kairo'oder. ofro'opronthat (down there)~ na intuna meda'.That under the table.~ na intuna meda'.
kartuIndnkartucard
karungnkarungsackBayorna kulibang sa'angu' ~ toro walumpulo' kilo.Berat satu karung kopra kira-kira delapan puluh kg.The weight of one sack of copra is around eighty kg.
karurusmingkarurus1der.vmeluncurslide ; skimIa nantalekon ~ nda'a ra'amari buu'na.He (wilfully) slid from the top of the hill to the bottom.tinongkarurusder.aterluncurslipped downIa notonserear kasi ~.His lost his footing and slipped over.
karutkokarut ; kinokarutder.vtergaruk, garuk, ter-scratched ; scrapedLimangku ~ na paku.I scratched my hand on a nail.mangkakarutder.vmenggaruk (kepala, badan karena gatal)scratch ; scrapeIa ~ saratna men rengket.He scratched his itching foot.
kasabii'dial. var.kasabii, kasubiinubi kayu ; singkongcassava
kasala'ander. ofsala'nfault ; wrongdoing ; sin~ku suungkumy own fault~ku suungku
kasalamatander. ofsalamatnsafety ; wellbeing ; salvationTaena sapiirna oto, "~na panumpang ni'i na limangku."The bus driver said, "The safety of these passengers is in my hands."Taena sapiirna oto, "~na panumpang ni'i na limangku."
kasanaangander. ofsanaangnhappiness ; joy
kasasarder. ofsasarvcrowded ; pressed inIa munsuri ~ mbali' somo no'umuar.He felt crowded in so he was forced to get out.Ia munsuri ~ mbali' somo no'umuar.
kaseedial. var.see1ptetapi ; kata sambungbut ; connectorKai giigii'na notakamo, ~ i ia sianpo.Kami semua sudah datang, tetapi dia belum.We've all come, but he hasn't yet.
kasee ka'ptetapi kalau ; kata sambungbut if, connectorKalu usan yaku' sian mae'. ~ sian usan, yaku' daa mae'.Kalau hujan saya tidak pergi.Tetapi kalau tidak hujan, saya akan pergi.If it rains I'm not going. But if it doesn't rain, I'll go.
kaseetIndnkasetcassette ; cassette tape