OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

kurung[ˈkuruŋ]

(1) vi. be insufficient; deficient (in size or quantity)(eng).kurang; tidak cukup(ind).

Nea gailalangte, amira kuruna.Mother is sick, thus her milk is insufficient (in quantity).(eng), Mama sakit, jadi air susu kurang.(ind)

(2) vi. be scant; scare (in number)(eng).kurang; tidak berapa; sedikit(ind).

Omina keta kuruna.There are hardly any guns here.(eng), Di sini senjata kurang.(ind)

Origin: Malay |fn{kurang} 'not enough, insufficient; few, less'.

See also: kurung klaba