cockroach with white spots. See also céréméndhé.
celeng black, dark;
celengan indigo dye (subst kr for nila).
céléng 1 wild pig, boar; 2 term of abuse;
nyéléng resembling a wild pig;
nyéléngi to save up (money);
nyéléngaké to save money for s.o.;
céléngan 1 piggy bank; 2 savings; 3 a bamboo or wooden support; 4 wild boar made from plaitwork with which a man dances himself into a trance.
celep 1 indigo dye (kr for wedel); 2 var of celup.
celer, nyeler to snatch away. See also seler.
celet, nyelet to go back on (a bargain), back out of; to hold back, withhold;
celetan secretiveness, reticence, closeness.
celik or kecelik 1 mistaken in an identification or interpretation; 2 disappointed in a hope or expectation.
celik var of celik.
celom (of face) wan and pinched-looking (after suffering from illness).
célong var of celom.
celor adulterous;
nyelor to engage in illicit sex;
celoran, anak celoran an illegitimate child.
cèlu, kecèlu reg strongly attracted. See also kacèlu.
celub see celup.
celuk, nyeluk to call;
nyeluki to call s.o. repeatedly;
nyelukaké to call on behalf of s.o.;
celuk-celuk or celak-celak to keep calling.
célung the blossom of the dhadhap tree.
celup, nyelup to soak;
nyelupaké to dip s.t. in liquid;
kecelup to get dipped/soaked inadvertently;
celupan liquid for soaking s.t.;
celap-celup to go in and out of (liquid).
celus 1 a certain leech (in a cow's nose); 2 penis.
cem, cem-ceman coconut oil hair preparation.
cèm excl mine! (word by which children lay claim to s.t.);
ngecèmi to claim s.t. by calling cèm!
cemak, nyemak to touch, feel.
cemani 1 dark in skin colour; 2 intsfr dark, black; ireng - jet black; pitch black.
cemara I a certain evergreen tree, casuarina.
II 1 false hair worn by ladies in a knot; 2 a horsehair brush for sweeping.
cèmbèng a special day of cemetery-cleaning and prayer held by the Chinese. See also cèngbèng.
cembring reg desolate, deathly still.
cembuk reg a big boar.
cembung curved; dome-shaped; chubby (of cheeks).
cemburu jealous; envious;
cemburuan 1 having a jealous nature; 2 excessively jealous of one's spouse.
cémé I a game played with the Chinese cards (kertu cilik). See also jéméh I.
II or keceme a certain edible fruit.
cemedhing reg a cooked vegetable salad with hot spiced peanut dressing. See also pecel.
cèmèh see cèmè.
cemek, nyemek with a fair amount of water, fairly wet.
cemèk reg lamb; kid (young of the wedhus). See also cempé.
cememek, nyememek dirty and watery; pating cememek pl as above.
cemèmèk cr female genitals.
cememet, nyememet or cememetan to chase after girls.
cemèmrèng, nyemèmrèng threadbare.
cemendhil pellet-shaped animal droppings. See also temendhil.
cemeng black (kr for ireng I);
cemengan 1 opium (kr for candu); 2 kr for Wagé.
cemèng kitten (young of the kucing).
cemer soggy, messy, muddy;
nyemeri or nyemer-nyemeri to cause to be soggy.
cemera reg dog.
cèmèt, nyèmèt to drag (boat) with a rope.
cemethi ng, kr tembung k.i. whip, riding crop;
nyemethi, nyemethèni to whip with a riding crop.
cemil I nyemil to eat snacks; cemilan snacks.
II sacemil a little bit.
cemimi, cemima-cemimi speaking softly but distinctly;
pating cemimi pl as above.
cemimik cr female genitals (var of cèmèmek).
cemiming, cemimingan to walk carefully from fear.
cemindrikan (to hold a party) on a small scale.
cemirik reg puppy (young of the asu).
cemit, sacemit a tiny bit.
cemlèk, nyemlèk damp, moist.
cemlik var of cemit.
cemo-e a sweet hot drink made from coconut milk, sugar, bread and slices of coconut.
cemok, nyemok to touch with the hand. See also demok.
cemol, nyemol to grasp with the fingers.
cemomong var of cremomong.
cemot repr snatching.
cémot I or mak cémot repr drawing s.o. into one's arms against the chest;
nyémot repr to carry tightly against the chest.
II cemot-cemot (of face) smeared from eating.
Cempa Champa,
