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VOCABULARY.—Continued.

Cook, a Hway-t'ow.
Cooked (not raw) Sek.
Cook-house Hway-sit-pahng.
Cool Leang.
Copper Tahng or dahng.
Copy, to Ts'ow.
Cork, a T'aht.
Cork-screw Dzeeoo-dzung.
Corrupt practices Lee-pee.
Cotton Swah or Sooah.
Courage Tah.
Course, of Dzer-dzeeyen.
Cotton-wool Mee-hooay.
Cover, a Khoy.
Cover, to Khahm.
Crack, a Pit-hoon.
Crack, to Pit.
Credit, on Ts'eeah
Crab Hoy.
Cry Khow.
Cup Pooay; (tea-cup) tay-pooay.
Cupboard Too.
Curtains (mosquito) Mahng-teeay.
Cushion Ee teeyen.
Custom, a Hong-sok,
Customs Heeang-kwahn; hi-kwahn.
Cut, to (a pencil) P'oy.
Cut, to (in two) Tok.
Cut, to (as one's hand) Kwah.
Cut down, to (as trees) Dzahm.