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Aceh | Northern region of Sumatra |
Ada-Ada | Central ridge on a blade |
Agang | Shield |
Akar Bahar | Black coral used for hilts |
Alang | An intermediate type of Keris between the Panjang and the Bahari. |
Alas | People from Northern Sumatra Highlands |
Ampa | Kampilan cross-guard in Marnao |
Anak | Child |
Anggaran | Holster for wearing a Keris |
Arit | Sickle with a half moon blade pattern, often used in pairs or with another weapon. |
Asang-Asang | Clamps on Moro Kris blades |
Aso | Dragon/dog beast motif seen on Parang Ilang hilts and scabbards |
Bade Bade | Term improperly used for Badik |
Badik | Straight blade dagger |
Bahari | Means old-style in Bahasa, a very short version of the Panjang Keris |
Bajau | Dayak seafaring tribe |
Balato | Sword from Nias |
Banaspati | Name for the kala demon, means "lord of the forest", represented by a head with a burning fire. |
Banji | Pattern buil up from swastikas. One of the oldest pattern known in the Malay world. |
Barong | A leaf-shaped Moro chopper. |
Batak | Northern tribe of Sumatra |
Battig | A Moro curved dagger |
Batu Latok | A Dayak Parang |
Beladau | Curved blade dagger |
Belo | Parang in Flores |
Bener | Straight |
Bengkok | Bent or crooked |
Bentok | Curved |
Besi | Iron |
Bharairava | Terrifying form of Siva |
Bima | A incarnation of Siva, the second of the Pandawa brothers, |
Bolo | A generic term for a sword or a chopper in the Philippines. |
Budjak | A Moro arrow |
Bugis | Seafaring tribe from Sulawesi |
Buko | A Land Dayak Parang similar to the Parang Latok |
Bungkul | Center base part of a blade |
Buntut | Swelling at the end of a scabbard |
Busur | Bow |
Candi | Temple, sanctuary |
Cecekan | Carved mask on Central Java Ukiran |
Cengkrong | Dapur for a blade, which first half is straight and single edged and the second half is slightly curved and double edged. |
Ceplok | Geometrical pattern consisting mostly of repeated squares, circles, ovals, etc... |
Chandrasa | Ceremonial axe with asymmetric shape (Indonesia 1st-3rd cent.) |
Cundrik | A Keris or Pedang with dapur Cengkrong. |
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Danganan | A decorative Keris hilt. |
Dapur | Shape of the blade, name of the form |
Datu | A member of the Moro gentry |
Dewa | God |
Dewi | Goddess |
Doreng | Marble like wood veining mainly on Timoho Pelet |
Dua Lalan | Torajan buffalo knife |
Dukun | A shaman, a healer with magic power |
Durga | The fierce & inaccessible goddess of darkness, the destroying aspect of Parvati wife of Siva. |
Dwisula | Spear with two branches |
Dayak | A Borneo tribe |
Empu | Highly skilled smith with mystical powers. |
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Gabilahan | Carved Warangka from Madura |
Gajah | Elephant |
Ganesa | The elephant headed child of Siva and Parvati, god of wisdom, remover of obstacles and protector of artists. |
Gambar | Upper part of the keris scabbard |
Gamelan | Traditional percussion instruments ensemble |
Gandar | Lower part of the keris scabbard |
Gandik | Part of the keris blade |
Gangya | Maguindanoan term for ganja |
Ganja | Crosspiece of Keris blade |
Ganja Iras | Keris blade without a ganja |
Garis miring | A traditional Javanese design with diagonally aligned motifs. |
Garuda | Mythical bird with the head and wings of an eagle, the mount of Visnu. |
Gayaman | Casual warangka shape |
Gayo | People from Northern Sumatra Highlands |
Golok | Single edged cleaver, machete. |
Goloro | A Moro chopper. |
Gorontalo | Northern region of Sulawesi |
Gunungan | Tree of life |
Hulu | Hilt (in Malay) |
Ikan | Fish |
Ilang | Dayak people |
Iras | Original material |
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Jalin | A small projection at the innermost of the Kembang Kacang |
Janngot | Beard, indentation on the Kembang Kacang |
Jawa demam | Keris hilt name, translation "fewer stricken". |
Jembiah | Derived from the Arab Jambiya, has a curved double edged blade. |
Jogjakarta | Central Java Sultanate |
Jono | A Batak sword |
Junggayan | Flamboyant Kakatua Moro Kris or Barong pommel |
Kacip | Betel nut cracker |
Kagok | Java Ukiran shape |
Kabeala | Klewang from Sumba |
Kakatua | An artistic motif found on Moro pommels which represents the head of a cockatoo bird. |
Kala | The god of time, a grotesque and terrifying mask that wards off evil, often above candis doorways or niches. He symbolizes the rainbow that links humanity to gods. |
Kalasan | A Batak sword. |
Kali | Goddess represented as black naked women with a demoniac face. One of Sakti form. |
Kalis | Keris in Tausug (Moro) |
Kampilan | A very long Moro Klewang |
Karambit | Sharply curved ripping knife |
Kayu | Wood in Bahasa |
Kelantan | North East Malaysia Peninsula state |
Kembang Kajang | Elephant's trunk on the keris blade |
Kendit | A wood pattern found in keris hilts: a black stripe like a belt |
Keris | Double edged thrusting dagger |
Keris Brojol | Most simple straight keris dapur |
Keris Sajen | All metal early shape of keris |
Kinatah | Relief decoration on a blade, often in gold. |
Klewang | Type of single edged sword |
Kodi | A small dagger with a human carved hilt often sited on horse. Named after a tribe from Sumba. |
Korambit | see Karambit |
Kraton | A palace |
Kris | The English spelling for Keris, used for Philippines kris |
Krowit | Hook on a Dayak Parang blade. |
Kruwingan | Groove on a blade |
Kudi | A form of spear head or dagger |
Kudup Turi | A leaf design. |
Kujang | A form of Kudi from West Java |
Lading Terus | A dagger fitted with a spear head |
Ladrang | Formal Warangka shape |
Lampung | Southern region of Sumatra |
Landhian | Keris hilt from Sumunep Madura |
Lasara | Mythical figure often seen on Balato hilt. |
Lawi | Curving feather as cock's tail |
Lembing | Type of spear |
Ligan | Keris from Bali and Lombok with a Pedang shaped blade |
Lingga | The phallus of Siva, the counterpart of the Yoni |
Luk | Wave of a blade |
Lurus | Straight |
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Macassar | Southern region of Sulawesi |
Maguindanao | "The people of the Flood plain" from Mindanao |
Mahabharata | Hindu epic poem relating the story of the battles between the Pandawa brothers and their cousins, the Korawa brothers. |
Majapahit | Old kingdom from East Java |
Makara | A mythical animal, usually depicted with a head like a crocodile and elephant's trunk; together with the Kala heads frames doorways and niche temples. |
Marangi | Cleaning of the blade ceremony to reveal its pattern |
Maranao | "The people of the Lake" from Mindanao |
Mataram | Old kingdom from Central Java |
Mendak | Hilt ring (in Malay) |
Metuk | Collar ring between tang and blade |
Mindanao | Southern Island of the Philippines |
Minyak | Oil |
Miring | Pamor laminations aligned to the plane of the blade |
Mlumah | Pamor laminations parallel to the horizontal plane of the blade |
Moro | Southern Philippines Muslim tribe |
Mranggi | A craftsman specialized in sheaths |
Naga | An ancient motif that symbolizes a mythical snake with a dragon head. |
Nagarakertagama | Old Javanese poem praising King Hayam Wuruk and describing his travel through East Java, composed by the court pet Mpu Prapanca in 1365; also called Desawarnana. |
Nunggak Semi | Central Java Ukiran shape |
Okir | Artistic style of the Muslims consisting of vegetative and floral motifs. |
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Palembang | Southern region of Sumatra |
Palitai | Mentawi double-edged dagger with a slender curved hilt. |
Pamor | Blade damascene pattern due to etching |
Panabas | A Moro double curved sword mounted on a long hilt. The blade is wider and heavier towards the tip and bends sharply backward close to the hilt. |
Panah | Arrow |
Pandawa | The five sons of King Pandu in the Mahabharata: Yudhishthira, Bima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sadewa. |
Panday | Moro sword-smith. |
Panjang | Means long in Bahasa, Keris with a very long blade from Sumatra or the Peninsula. |
Parang | A generic word for Malay cleavers and swords |
Parang Ilang | The Dayak Mandau. |
Parang Latok | A Dayak sword with an upturned heavy blade. |
Parang Nabur | A curved scimitar from Borneo similar to European saber. |
Parang Pandit | A Dayak Parang with an upturned heavy blade. |
Pararaton | Old Javanese literary work dating from the end of the fifteenth century, also called Book of the Kings. |
Parvati | Wife of Siva |
Patani | Southern province of Thailand of Malay influence. |
Patrem | A small keris for women |
Pawang | Magician |
Pedang | Sword |
Pekakak | Kingfisher bird |
Pelet | Wood pattern |
Pendok | Metal case of the scabbard |
Pendok Blewah | Pendok with an open front |
Pencak-silat | Indonesian martial art |
Pengukir | An engraver who carves the wood. |
Perak | Western region of Malaysia |
Perumpuan | Woman |
Pesi | Tang of a blade |
Pichit | Finger pressed |
Pinggang | Central part of a blade |
Pinute | A straight blade Vishayan dagger. |
Pirah | Single-edged dagger with a slight upsweep used by the Basilan Moro. |
Pisau | A short, single edged utility knife |
Pisau Rant | The rattan knife with a long carved wooden hilt and a short single-edged blade. |
Podang | A Batak sword with a Tulwar type of hilt. |
Pucuk | Point of a blade |
Puhan | Tausug term for the hilt of a sword. |
Punal | Spanish term for dagger but commonly used in the Philippines for a small single-edged dagger. |
Punto | Tausug word for the ferrule on a sword hilt. |
Pusaka | Family heirloom |
Raksasa | Mythical guardians of holy places. Demons between gods and humans, led by Ravana. |
Rama | The sixt avatar of Visnu, his mission is to deliver the world of the Kshatriya worriers. |
Ramayana | Hindu epic poem, relating the heroic exploits of Rama and Siva, who is abducted by the demon King Rawana and freed with the help of Hanuman. |
Rangda | Rangda represents the archetypal widow in the Calonarang drama, and Durga in the Barong drama |
Raut | A slightly curved Batak knife with a pistol grip. |
Rantai or Rante | Long chain weapon with weights. |
Rawana (Rahwana) | Chief of the Raksasas, abductor of Rama's wife, the lovely Sita. He has a fierce large head with long tusks. |
Rencong | Slightly curved dagger from Aceh |
Rekan | A pamor rekan is a pamor designed purposely by the Empu. |
Rentaka | Swivel gun |
Ricikan | Details of a Keris Blade |
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Sajen | A sacrificial ceremony. Used also to name the early Keris, forged in one piece including the hilt. |
Sakin | Short thin straight bladed dagger from Sumatra |
Sakti | Siva spouse. |
Salungan | Scabbard in Maguindanoan |
Sanak | A pamor with an undefined pattern due to poor quality of iron or workmanship. |
Samal | "Companions of the Sea" from Zamboanga |
Sampir | Cross piece of Keris sheath |
Sampak | Cross piece of Kampilan hilt |
Sangkletan | A long horn spur to hook a Wedung on the belt |
Sandag Walikat | Simple shape of warangka |
Sarong | Weapon sheath, Indonesian waist cloth |
Sekar | Flower |
Sekin | A Tumbuk Lada with a protuberance on the blade. Means knife in Arabic. |
Selut | Hilt ring |
Sewar | Northern Sumatra native name for Siwah |
Silat | Malay martial art |
Sinarasa | Inlay technique |
Singa | Mythical lion. |
Siraui | A dagger from Sumatra, Minangkabau. |
Siva | One of three most important gods of Hinduism, the god of destruction and renewal. |
Siwah | Sumatran slightly curved single-edged dagger |
Solo | Other name for Surakarta |
Sulu | Archipelago and island of South Philippines |
Sunggingan | A painted Warangka |
Sor-soran | The larger part of a keris blade, where the ricikan are |
Srivijaya | Old kingdom from South Sumatra |
Sumpitan | Blow pipe |
Sunda | Western region of Java |
Sundi | Kampilan hilt |
Sundang | A working bolo, term also used for a Moro Kris swords. |
Surakarta | Central Java Sultanate |
Swassa | Alloy of gold and silver |
Tagub | Barong sheath |
Taji | A small blade for cock fight |
Tajon | Keris from Patani |
Talibon | A Philippines Visayan dagger. |
Tangguh | Historical period, a reference to date the Keris |
Tausug | "The people of the sea current" from the Sulu Archipelago |
Tengah | Middle part of a Keris blade |
Timoho | Yellow wood used for Warangka |
Tjabang | A straight double edged dagger with a double guard, of Chinese influence, used in Pencak Silat |
Tjo Jang | A Klewang from Aceh |
Tombak | Spear |
Tongkat | A wooden stick used for Pentjak-silat |
Toradja | Central region of Sulawesi |
Toya | A wooden staff used for Pentjak-silat |
Trembolo | Chatoyant grain wood for warangka |
Trisula | Spear with three branches |
Tumbuk Lada | Straight blade dagger from Sumatra |
Tuah | Magic power |
Tungo | Kampilan blade |
Ukiran | Literally means carving, term used in Java for the Keris hilt |
Ulu-Ulu | Moro Kris hilt in Maguindanoan |
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Varja | Ritual object representing a thunderbolt. |
Varuna | The god of sea and is usually represented as a fair complexioned man riding a Makara. He carries a noose. In the sea, Varuna keeps vigil on the various demons of the ocean. |
Visnu | One of three most important gods of Hinduism, the god of preservation |
Warangan | Mix of lime and arsenic to clean keris blades |
Warangka | Scabbard |
Wayang | Generic name for the various type of traditional Javanese theater. |
Wedung | A Java court short chopper |
Wideng | Part of the Keris blade. |
Wilah | Blade |
Yogyakarta | Central Java Sultanate |
Yoni | The sexual organ of Parvati |
Zamboanga | Mindanao North West Peninsula |
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