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rounded. (Cf the fig, D. 216.) See GAN zz GAN-MARTU, a Syrian (?) bowl.

KAM(GAM), GAN(KAN), as Determ. after Ordinal Numbers. (MIN-KAM 2s ‘Two-turn’, z.¢. Two times: of. the Chinese analogies. Edkins says of kang, P. 321,‘ Theroot meanschange’. Cf next entry.) 8342; 4045.

KAM, to change, alter (xwkkuru ; Geile, Xii. IO).

KAN, to be darkened, eclipsed; darkness or eclipse (S? I. 22f). Cf GIN, black (¢almu,; C. T. xi. 30). 3672.

KAS (GAZ ?), a word for two. (See MAN, MIN, TAB, two; MASH, twin; double; MASH-MASH, a couple.) Also read RAS. 4459.

KAS (GAZ ?), two.

KAS-KAL, road, way, street. 4457.

KASH, urine. (written Penis + water.) (From GASH? ef. GISH, #USH, pents.) 5114.

KASH-SHE-BI, a tetle of the Sun-god : ‘Wine-and-corn-giver’(?), KASH (GASH), date-wine (or other heady liquor). Ideogr. a cup (or other vessel) ; much tke wdeogr. for DUG, LUD, pot, vessel, jug, Ge, gv. (Vid. also SHE, SHUG, corn, avd BA, BI, to give.)

KESH ( KESH-DA), KUR (KIL; Br. 10202), to bind; cf GUZ, DUR, a bond; KAD, to tie or bind (C. 7. xii. 10); SAR, SHER, to bind; tie knots. 4288f; C. Z7. xi. 18.

KI, the Earth,—as opposed to Heaven. The Earth as the Divine Spouse of Heaven (Antum), 9625. DAM-KI, Aatxn, Earth as the Spouse of Ocean. To sit still; be settled. 9626. This character was also read GI and perhaps DU. Other meanings are : the ground ; land; place.

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ko, K.J. A. ka, Mumerative as in yi-ko, one, ti er-ko, the second. 6074.

kang, kéng, ken, kae, to change; kangfan, repeatedly. 5990. kang =kam.fan, J. ban, a time or turn; to repeat ; to change; san-fan, three times: 727 F ap. the Ordinal Suffix, e.g. ni-ban, the second. (fan, ban = gan Jadzalzzed.) 3383.

k‘ien, k‘im, k‘em, J. kin, ken, black. 1701.

kan, evening; sunset; dusk. 5817.kan, dark spots on the face. 5826. yen, am, é°, black; dark. 13131.

yiin, hen, yiie, J. gen, black. 4790.

ngi, nyi, i, er, (ri, Adkens), J. ni, A. fyi, two. 3363. O..S. ngit, ngat ?

*ya, a, second. 12810. P. 424 (ga-t; ga-k).

kiai, kai, ka, A. fiyai, fiya, a street. P. 239: ka-t; cf P.4I0.

ngiau, niao, niu, urine. 8253. O.S\ ngot, gat=kat, P. 33a.

1434.

yu-su-pi: 13398 (R. 164); 10340; 8981. yu, yau, iu, Determ. of lguors, R. 164. O. S. go-t(?), do-k, so-k; P.324. (Ch. seems to have confused the two Sum. wdeograms GASH and DUG, which are nearly alike.)

kyt, ket, kieh, tih, K. kydl, J. ket-, kit-, A. kiet, to tie ina knot. 1470. W. cie, N. ci, cieh, tih, P. M. chieh, 2d,

ki, Am. ki, Sk. dji, H. ti, ki, F. chi, ki, the god or spirit of Earth. Ti-ki, O. S. Tip-ki, Dap-ki, P. 35, Terra, as a deity. To be settled or at rest. 1086.

tu, t'ou, ti, K. J. to, earth,—as opposed to aw and water ; territory; land; soil; ground; place. Mud; dust. 12099.