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v. t. e. Bumiputera or bumiputra ( Jawi: بوميڤوترا, Native) is a term used in Malaysia to describe Malays, the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia, and various indigenous peoples of East Malaysia (See official definition below). The term is sometimes controversial. It is used similarly in the Malay world, Indonesia, and Brunei .
Place of origin. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines. The songkok or peci or kopiah is a cap widely worn in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines, and southern Thailand, most commonly among Muslim males. It has the shape of a truncated cone, usually made of black or embroidered felt, cotton or velvet.
Tengkolok, also known as Tanjak, Destar ( Minangkabau: Deta; Kelantan-Pattani: Semutar) [6] is a traditional Malay or Indonesian [7] and male headgear. It is made from long songket cloth folded and tied in a particular style ( solek ). Nowadays, it is usually worn in ceremonial functions, such as royal ceremonies by royalties, and wedding ...
A bomoh ( Southern Thai: โต๊ะบอมอ; RTGS : To Bomo) is a Malay shaman and traditional medicine practitioner. [1] The term is used mainly in Malaysia and parts of Sumatra, whereas most Indonesians use the word dukun. It is often mistranslated into English as medicine man or witch doctor. In colloquial usage, the term bomoh is ...
This article explains the phonology of Malay and Indonesian based on the pronunciation of Standard Malay, which is the official language of Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia, and Indonesian, which is the official language of Indonesia and a working language in Timor Leste. There are two main standards for Malay pronunciation, the Johor-Riau ...
The term sarong is an English loanword of Malay sarong origin, meaning 'to cover' or 'to sheath'. It was first used in 1834 referring to the skirt-like garment of the Malay . Sarong is also the colloquial and old spelling of the Indonesian and Malay word for sarung , while in formal Indonesian it is known as sarung ( [ˈsaruŋ] ).
Ketupat. Unopened bunch of cooked ketupat on a plate. Ketupat (in Indonesian and Malay ), or kupat (in Javanese and Sundanese ), or tipat (in Balinese) [4] is a Javanese rice cake packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch. [5] Originating in Indonesia, it is also found in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and southern Thailand.
The kris or keris is a distinctive, asymmetrical dagger from the Indonesian island of Java. Both weapon and spiritual object, the kris is considered to possess magical powers. The earliest known kris goes back to the tenth century and spread from the island of Java throughout Southeast Asia. The kris or keris [n 1] is a Javanese asymmetrical ...