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1. attap, n. View full entry 1817
...The name used in Malayo-Javanese regions for any palm-fronds used in thatching, esp. those of the palm Nipa fruticans; hence, a thatch made of these. Also attrib....
2. banteng | banting, n. View full entry 1817
...A species of wild ox; = tsine...
3. binturong, n. View full entry 1822
...A prehensile-tailed civet, Arctictis binturong, found in southern Asia....
4. dalang, n. View full entry 1817
...The central performer who recites the story and manipulates the puppets in Indonesian and Malaysian shadow-play (see also quot. 1817)....
5. dedes, n. View full entry 1817
...Musk obtained from the rasse....
6. dukun, n. View full entry 1817
...In Indonesia, Malaysia, and among the Cape Malay community of South Africa: a traditional healer; a midwife; a person thought to have magical powers. Sometimes used as a title. Cf. bomoh...
7. gebang, n. View full entry 1817
...In full gebang palm. A Malaysian fan palm, Corypha elata, the leaves of which are used for basket-work and thatching, while the pith of the trunk yields a...
8. kra, n. View full entry 1821
...The long-tailed or crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis (= M. irus), native to southern and south-eastern Asia....
9. Kromo, n. View full entry 1817
...The polite form of Javanese, used by those of lower status when addressing social superiors....
10. kubong, n. View full entry 1821
...The flying lemur, Cynocephalus variegatus, a small, south-east Asian mammal of the order Dermoptera, which glides by means of stretching the membranes linking its limbs and tail; also called the...
11. kukang, n. View full entry 1821
...The slow loris, Nycticebus coucang, found in south-east Asia....
12. lotong, n. View full entry 1821
...A leaf monkey of the genus Presbytis, esp. P. obscurus....
13. napoh, n. View full entry 1822
...The greater chevrotain or mouse deer, Tragulus napu, of South-East Asia....
14. pedanda, n. View full entry 1817
...In Bali: a Brahmin priest....
15. pedang, n. View full entry 1817
...In Malaysia and Indonesia: a type of long sword....
16. pelog, n. View full entry 1817
...The heptatonic scale used in Javanese (esp. gamelan) music, and also in Sundanese music....
17. ramie, n. and adj. View full entry 1817
...The herbaceous plant Boehmeria nivea (family Urticaceae), originating in tropical Asia and widely cultivated for its valuable fibre; also called China grass, grass-cloth plant,...
18. rasamala, n. View full entry 1817
...A large South-East Asian tree, Altingia excelsa (family Altingiaceae), related to the liquidambars, which yields a heavy timber and a scented resin. Also rasamala tree....
19. rasse, n.2 View full entry 1817
...The small Indian civet, Viverricula indica, which is widespread in southern and south-eastern Asia and frequently kept in captivity for its musk, used to flavour tobacco....
20. ronggeng, n. View full entry 1817
...In Malaysia: a dancing girl; a female professional dancer who performs with a ronggeng troupe (see sense 2)....
