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1. abangan, n. View full entry 1956
...With pl. concord. Indonesians, esp. Javanese, who are syncretically or culturally (rather than observantly) Muslim....
2. antiar, n. View full entry
...The Upas tree of Java, Antiaris toxicaria; also, the poison obtained from it. antiar resin, a non-poisonous product of the same tree....
3. banxring, n. View full entry 1824
...A genus of small insectivorous animals (Tupaia) approaching the squirrel in appearance and arboreal habits, found in Java, Sumatra, and adjoining islands; properly the name belongs only to the Javanese...
4. batik, n. View full entry 1880
...The Javanese art and method (introduced into England by way of Holland) of executing designs on textiles by covering the material with wax in a pattern, dyeing the parts left exposed, and...
5. dedes, n. View full entry 1817
...Musk obtained from the rasse....
6. delundung, n. View full entry 1840
...The weasel-cat of Java and Malacca, belonging to the civet family....
7. 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...
8. gado-gado, n. View full entry 1924
...In Indonesian cookery: a salad of raw and cooked vegetables in a spicy peanut sauce, often with fried tofu or tempeh and hard-boiled eggs....
9. gamelan, n. View full entry 1816
...A type of musical ensemble traditional to parts of Indonesia, esp. Java and Bali, and usually consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments, with some woodwind and string ones; a set of such...
10. kaparrang | kaparring, n. View full entry 1867
...A wooden sandal worn by the Cape Malays....
11. kidang, n. View full entry 1783
...The Malay name for the Indian muntjac or barking deer, Muntiacus muntjak....
12. Kromo, n. View full entry 1817
...The polite form of Javanese, used by those of lower status when addressing social superiors....
13. kumbang, n. View full entry 1931
...A föhn wind which blows in Java....
14. lahar, n. View full entry 1929
...A mud-flow of volcanic ash mixed with water....
15. linsang, n. View full entry 1821
...A civet-like mammal of the genus Prionodon, which includes P. pardicolor of south-east Asia and P. linsang, found in this region and Sumatra, Java, and Borneo....
16. Ngoko, n. View full entry 1893
...In Indonesia: a Javanese speech style used among intimates or when speaking to people of lower social status. Cf. Kromo...
17. pangeran, n. View full entry 1616
...In Malaysia and Indonesia, esp. Java: a prince or other male noble of high rank. Also used as a title....
18. pelog, n. View full entry 1817
...The heptatonic scale used in Javanese (esp. gamelan) music, and also in Sundanese music....
19. pendopo, n. View full entry 1927
...In Java: a large, covered porch or veranda in front of a house....
20. 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....
