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1. istana, n. View full entry 1839
...In Malay kingdoms, a ruler's palace....
2. kempas, n. View full entry 1839
...A hardwood timber tree, Koompassia malaccensis, native to Malaya, Sumatra, and Borneo; also, the wood of this tree....
3. lembing, n. View full entry 1839
...A Malay spear characterized by a ridged blade....
4. paha, n. View full entry 1839
...A unit of weight in Malaysia and Indonesia formerly used esp. for gold and silver, equal to ¼ tael (approx. 9.4 grams)....
5. Pangan, n. View full entry 1839
...A member of a people generally of small stature inhabiting parts of the Malay Peninsula. Also: the Austronesian language of the Pangans, also called Jehai. Cf. Negrito...
6. penanggalan, n. View full entry 1839
...In Malaysian folklore: a kind of female vampire which preys on children and women in labour (see quots.). Also called hantu penanggalan. Cf. langsuir, Pontianak...
7. Polong, n. View full entry 1839
...In Malay belief: a type of malicious spirit or imp....
8. Pontianak, n.1 View full entry 1839
...In Malaysian and Indonesian folklore: a female vampire or bloodsucking demon, esp. one taken to be the ghost of a woman who died in childbirth or of a stillborn child....
9. Sakai, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1839
...An aboriginal people of the Malay peninsula (loosely used of Malayan aborigines collectively); a member of this people. Also attrib. or as ...
10. sedekah, n. View full entry 1839
...In Malaysia: alms; a voluntary offering....
11. terap, n. View full entry 1839
...An evergreen tree, Artocarpus elasticus, of the family Moraceæ, native to Malaysia and closely related to the bread-fruit tree, also, the large edible fruit of this tree or its fibrous...
12. tumbok lada, n. View full entry 1839
...A small Malayan dagger....
