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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. |
DEF |
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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. |
GHI |
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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 |
JKL |
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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 |
MNO |
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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 |
STU |
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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 |
VWXYZ |
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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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