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Words of Max Havelaar · 397 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

kamoening

kamoening wood once

kamoening

Kamoening is a fine-grained tropical wood used for carving.

kantille

filigree once

kantilje

`Kantilje` is an older form of `kantille`, ornamental gold or silver wire used like filigree.

karakter

character; characters 6 times

karakter, karakters

noun, neuter, singular; noun, plural

keizer

Emperor; emperor; EMPEROR 10 times

Keizer, Keizers, keizer, KEIZER

noun, common gender, singular; noun, masculine singular; noun, common gender, genitive singular

kenari

canarium tree once

kenari

The kenari is the Java almond or canarium tree.

kidang

kidang deer once

kidang

A kidang is a small Javanese muntjac deer.

kijven

scolding once

kyven

Historical spelling of kijven, here used as a noun meaning scolding.

kladnota

rough notes once

kladnotaas

An older spelling of the plural now written kladnota’s.

Klapper

coconut twice

Klapper

noun, masculine singular, nominative; noun, masculine singular, dative

In colonial German here, Klapper means a coconut.

kleinigheid

trifles; trifle 4 times

kleinigheden, kleinigheid

noun, common gender, plural; noun, common gender, singular

kleur

colour; color; colours 12 times

kleur, kleuren

noun, common gender, singular; noun, plural; noun, common gender, plural

klewang-bajonetwond

klewang-bayonet wound once

klewang-bajonetwonde

A klewang is a short Indonesian sword; the compound describes a wound from a klewang bayonet.

knopen

copies patterns once

knoopt

Here knopen refers to reproducing needlework patterns.

koddig

droll; comic 5 times

koddig, koddige

adjective; adjective, predicative; adjective, inflected

koesteren

cherished; cherish; harbored 4 times

koesterde, koester, gekoesterd

verb, past, singular; verb, present, first person singular; verb, past participle

kolderen

has the staggers once

koldert

Kolderen here means to suffer from kolder, a neurological disease of horses (“the staggers”).

koopman

merchant 3 times

koopman

noun, common gender, singular; noun, masculine singular

kostbaar

precious; costly; priceless 4 times

kostbare, kostbaren, kostbaars

adjective; adjective, nominalized, neuter singular, partitive inflection; adjective, inflected

kruikje

little jug once

kruikjen

Kruikjen is an older diminutive form of modern kruikje.

kunnen + je

can you once

kanje

The printing joins “kan” and subject “je” as one surface form.

kunnen + ze

shall she once

kanse

Kanse contracts kan ze, “can she.”

kwijtschelden

remit once

kwytteschelden

Historical spelling of modern Dutch kwijtschelden.

Seen once or twice

kaas

cheese once

kabaai

kabaai; blouse twice

kabinet

cabinet; Cabinet twice

kabinetsbrief

cabinet letter once

kadaster

land registry once

kaf

chaff once

kaketoe

cockatoo once

Kalverstraat

Kalverstraat once

Kamacho

Camacho once

kamenier

lady's-maids once

kameraad

little comrade once

kamerarrest

room confinement once

kamerlid

Chamber member once

kamertje

little rooms once

kamillenthee

camomile tea once

kammen

combed once

kampen

contend twice

kampong

kampong once

Kanaän

Canaan once

kanarievogel

canary once

kandidatuur

candidacy once

kaneel

cinnamon twice

kanker

cancer twice

kankeren

festers once

kannibaal

cannibals once

kansrekening

calculation of probabilities once

kapitaal

capital once

kapitein

captain once

kapittel

chapter once

Kappelman

Kappelman twice

Karthago

Carthage twice

kasboek

ledgers once

kasrekening

cash account; cash accounts twice

kast

cases; cupboard twice

kastje

chest once

katholiek

Catholic once

kauwen

chewing once

kaveling

lots once

kazerne

barracks once

keel

throat once

kehren

returns once

kei

stones once

kein

no once

keizerlijk

imperial twice

Keizersbaai

Keizersbaai once

kelder

cellars once

kelk

cup once

kenari-bloesem

canarium blossom once

Kenilworth

Kenilworth twice

kenmerk

marks once

kenmerken

marked once

kenschetsing

sketching once

kepala

head once

kerbo

water buffalo once

kerel

little fellow; fellow twice

kerf

notches twice

kerkenraad

church council once

kerkvoogd

churchman once

kermistent

fairground tent once

kers

cherries once

kerven

carve; carved twice

ketapanboom

ketapan tree twice

ketting

chain once

keukenzaak

kitchen matters once

Keulen

Cologne twice

keurig

trim once

kichern

giggle once

Kidoel

Kidoel once

kiem

seed once

kiesheid

delicacy once

kiespijn

toothache once

kin

chin once

kina

cinchona once

kinderachtig

childish twice

kinderboekje

children's books once

kinderkamer

nursery once

kinderkous

children's stockings once

kinderkreet

infant cries once

kindermeid

nursemaids once

kindermoord

infanticide once

kinderstem

child's voice twice

kindsheid

childhood once

kip

chickens; hens twice

klaagvrouw

mourning women twice

klaar

finished; clearly twice

klad

blots once

klamboe

mosquito-net twice

klamboe-haak

mosquito-net hooks once

klamboehaak

mosquito-net hooks once

klank

sounds twice

klant

customer; customers twice

klappen

cracked; clapped twice

klapperboom

coconut palm twice

klapperwater

coconut water twice

klasse

class; classes twice

klateren

clattering; poured down twice

klatergoud

tinsel once

klauteren

clambered once

klauw

claws; claw twice

klavier

piano once

kledingstuk

garment once

klei

clay once

kleierig

clayey once

kleigrond

clay soil once

kleinkind

grandchildren once

kleivloer

clay floor once

klepperen

clatter once

kleren

clothes twice

kletteren

clatter once

kleuren

color once

klewang

klewang once

klewang-wettend

klewang-whetting once

klinkklaar

downright once

klinkletter

vowels once

Kliwon

Kliwon twice

kloof

gulf twice

klug

clever once

kluister

shackles; fetters twice

knaap

boy; boys twice

knaapje

little fellow; little boy twice

knabbelen

was champing once

knellen

oppresses once

knevelen

extorted; ground down twice

knevellen

extorted once

knielen

kneeling once

knijpen

pinched twice

knikken

nodded once

knippen

snapped shut; snapping twice

knoeien

bungling once

knoeierij

underhanded dealings once

knoopsel

fastenings once

knoopsgat

buttonhole once

koddigheid

drollery once

koe

cows; cow twice

koek

cake twice

koel

cooler; cool twice

koelbloedig

coolly once

koelbloedigheid

cool blood once

koelie

coolies once

koen

boldly once

Koesoema

Koesoema once

koffieblad

coffee leaves twice

koffieboom

coffee plant once

koffiedrinken

drink coffee once

koffiemakelaar

coffee brokers once

koffiemarkt

coffee market once

koffimarkt

coffee market once

koken

seethes once

koker

case once

koketteren

makes a show; a show twice

koketterie

affectation twice

koloniaal

colonial twice

kolonisatie

colonization once

kolos

colossus once

komaan

come now once

komedie

comedies; comedy twice

komediespeler

play-actor once

komediestap

theatrical gait once

komiek

comic once

komkommer

cucumbers once

kommen

come; is coming twice

kommervol

grievous once

koningskind

king's child once

koninklijk

royal once

kontramanderen

countermand once

kool

cabbage; cabbages twice

koolteren

tarred once

koophandel

commerce once

koopmansachtig

tradesmanlike once

koopvaardijschip

merchant ships twice

koopvaardijvloot

merchant fleet once

koopziekte

passion for buying once

koperen

copper once

kopieboek

copybook; copy-book twice

Kopiist

Copyist once

kopiist

Copyist once

kopje

cups; cup twice

koppensnellen

head-hunting once

kordaatheid

resoluteness once

korenmaat

bushel once

korps

corps once

korrel

grain once

korset

a corset once

kortelijk

briefly once

korting

deduction once

kosen

nuzzle once

kostuum

costume twice

kous

stockings; stocking twice

Köpfchen

little head once

kraag

collar once

kraai

crows once

krachtens

by virtue of twice

krachtig

vigorous once

krachtvol

powerful once

kramp

a cramp once

krampachtig

convulsively once

krank

ill once

krankzinnig

insane twice

krankzinnigheid

lunacy once

kransje

little party once

kras

vigorous once

Krawang

Krawang twice

krähen

crowing once

krediet

credit twice

kreet

cry twice

krijgslust

war-spirit once

krijgsmansroem

soldierly renown once

krimpen

does shrink once

krinoline

crinoline twice

kroesharig

woolly-haired once

krommen

bends once

kronen

crowned; crowns twice

kronkelen

wound once

kroon

crown once

kruidenier

grocer; grocers twice

kruier

porter once

kruin

crown twice

kruisen

crucified; crossing twice

kruishout

cross once

kruisigen

crucifying once

kruiwagen

wheelbarrow once

kruk

perch once

Krygsman

Krygsman twice

kubieke voet

cubic feet once

kuda-nya

his horse once

kudde

herds once

kuif

crest once

kuisheid

chastity twice

kunst-akeligheid

art-ghastliness once

kunstenaar

artist once

kunstgreep

trick once

kunsthaven

artificial harbour once

kunstmatig

artificial twice

kunstmatig-onbillijk

artificially unfair once

kunstwerk

artworks once

kushandje

blown kisses once

kühl

cool twice

kwaal

ailment once

kwajongen

rascal once

kwakzalver

quacks once

kwalijkgezind

ill-disposed persons once

kwart

quarter once

kwellen

tormented once

kwestie

question twice

kwetsen

offending; wounded twice

kwinkslag

jest once

kwistig

lavish once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Multatuli / Eduard Douwes Dekker, d. 1887; Dutch 1860, Project Gutenberg #11024).
Translation
Public-domain Dutch (Multatuli, d. 1887; published 1860). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.