Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Glossary
Dwarpala
- guardian figure who keeps evil spirits at bay
in temples
jidur
- large cylindrical drums played throughout Lombok
Jimny
- small, jeeplike Suzuki vehicle; the usual type of
rental car
Jl
-
jalan;
road or street
jukung
- see
prahu
endek
- elegant fabric, like
songket,
but the weft threads
are predyed
For food and drink terms, see Eat Your
Words, p91.
bensin
- petrol (gasoline)
beruga
- communal meeting hall in Bali; open-sided
pavilion on Lombok
bhur
- world of demons
bhwah
- world of humans
Bima Suarga
- a hero of the
Mahabharata
epic
bioskop
- cinema
bokor
- artisans; they produce the silver bowls used in
traditional ceremonies
Brahma
- the creator; one of the trinity of Hindu
gods
Brahmana
- the caste of priests and the highest of
the Balinese castes; all priests are Brahmanas, but not all
Brahmanas are priests
bu
- mother; shortened form of
ibu
bukit
- hill; also the name of Bali's southern peninsula
bulau
- month
bupati
- government official in charge of a
kabupaten
buruga
- thatched platforms on stilts
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Gajah Mada
- famous
Majapahit
prime minister who
defeated the last great king of Bali and extended
Majapahit
power over the island
Galungan
- great Balinese festival; an annual event in
the 210-day Balinese
wuku
calendar
gamelan
- traditional Balinese orchestra, with mostly
percussion instruments like large xylophones and gongs;
also called a
gong
Ganesha
-
Shiva's
elephant-headed son
gang
- alley or footpath
gangsa
-
xylophone-like instrument
Garuda
- mythical man-bird creature, vehicle of
Vishnu
;
modern symbol of Indonesia and the national airline
gedong
- shrine
gendang beleq
- a war dance; like the Oncer dance
gendong
- street vendors who sell
jamu,
said to be a
cure-all tonic
gili
- small island (Lombok)
goa
- cave; also spelt
gua
gong
-
see
gamelan
gong gede
-
large orchestra; traditional form of the
gamelan
with 35 to 40 musicians
gong kebyar
- modern, popular form of a
gonge gede,
with up to 25 instruments
gringsing
- rare double
ikat
woven cloth
gua
- cave; also spelt
goa
gunung
- mountain
gunung api
- volcano
gusti
- polite title for members of the
Wesia
caste
kabupaten
- administrative districts (known as
regencies during Dutch rule)
kahyangan jagat
- directional temples
kain
- a length of material wrapped tightly around the
hips and waist, over a sarong
kain poleng
- black-and-white chequered cloth
kaja
- in the direction of the mountains; see also
kelod
kaja-kangin
- corner of the courtyard
kaki lima
- food carts
kala
- demonic face often seen over temple gateways
Kalendar Cetakan
- Balinese calendar used to plan a
myriad of activities
kamben
-
a length of
songket
wrapped around the chest
for formal occasions
kampung
- village or neighbourhood
kangin
- sunrise
kantor
- office
kantor imigrasi
- immigration office
kantor pos
- post office
Kawi
- classical Javanese; the language of poetry
kebyar
- a type of dance
Kecak
- traditional Balinese dance; tells a tale from the
Ramayana
about Prince Rama and Princess Sita
kecamatan
- subdistrict; see also
camat
kedais
- coffee house
kelod
- opposite of
kaja;
in the direction away from the
mountains and towards the sea
kelurahan
- local government area
kemban
- woman's breast-cloth
kempli
- gong
kendang
- drums
kepala desa
- village head
kepeng
- old Chinese coins with a hole in the centre
kori agung
- gateway to the second courtyard in a
temple
kota
- city
kras
- identified 'baddies' in an
arja
drama
kris
- traditional dagger
Ksatriyasa
- second Balinese caste
kuah
- sunset side
kulkul
- hollow tree-trunk drum used to sound a warning
or call meetings
adat
- tradition, customs and manners
aling aling
- gateway backed by a small wall
alus
- identifiable 'goodies' in an
arja
drama
anak-anak
- children
angker
- evil power
angklung
- portable form of the
gamelan
anjing
-
dogs
apotik
-
pharmacy
arja
- refined operatic form of Balinese theatre; also a
dance-drama, comparable to Western opera
Arjuna
- a hero of the
Mahabharata
epic and a popular
temple gate guardian image
bahasa
- language; Bahasa Indonesia is the national
language of Indonesia
bale
- an open-sided pavilion with a steeply pitched
thatched roof
bale banjar
- communal meeting place of a
banjar;
a
house for meetings and
gamelan
practice
bale gede
- reception room or guesthouse in the home
of a wealthy Balinese
bale kambang
- floating pavilion; a building surrounded
by a moat
bale tani
- family house in Lombok; see also
serambi
balian
- see
dukun
banjar
- local division of a village consisting of all the
married adult males
banyan
- a type of ficus tree, often considered holy; see
also
waringin
bapak
- father; also a polite form of address to any older
man; also
pak
Barong
- mythical lion-dog creature
Barong Tengkok
- portable
gamelan
used for wedding
processions and circumcision ceremonies on Lombok
baten tegeh
- decorated pyramids of fruit, rice cakes
and flowers
batik
- process of colouring fabric by coating part of
the cloth with wax, dyeing it and melting the wax out;
the waxed part is not coloured, and repeated waxing and
dyeing builds up a pattern
batu bolong
- rock with a hole
Bedaulu, Dalem
- legendary last ruler of the Pejeng
dynasty
cabang
- large tanks used to store water for the dry
season
camat
- government official in charge of a
kecamatan
candi
- shrine, originally of Javanese design; also known
as
prasada
candi bentar
- gateway entrance to a temple
caste
- hereditary classes into which Hindu society is
divided. There are four castes: three branches of the
'nobility'
(Brahmana, Ksatriyasa
and
Wesia)
, and the
common people
(Sudra)
cendrawasih
- birds of paradise
cengceng
- cymbals
cidomo
- pony cart with car wheels (Lombok)
cucuk
- gold headpieces
Hanuman
- monkey god who plays a major part in the
Ramayana
harga biasa
- standard price
harga turis
- inflated price for tourists
homestay
- small, family-run
losmen
dalang
- puppet master and storyteller in a
wayang kulit
performance
danau
- lake
dangdut
- pop music
desa
- village
dewa
- deity or supernatural spirit
dewi
- goddess
Dewi Danau
- goddess of the lakes
Dewi Sri
- goddess of rice
dokar
- pony cart; known as a
cidomo
on Lombok
dukun
- 'witch doctor'; faith healer and herbal doctor;
ibu
- mother; also a polite form of address to any older
woman
Ida Bagus
- honourable title for a male
Brahmana
iders-iders
- long painted scrolls used as temple decorations
ikat
- cloth where a pattern is produced by dyeing the
individual threads before weaving; see also
gringsing
Indra
- king of the gods
labuhan
- harbour; also called
pelabuhan
laki-laki
- boy
jalak putih
- local name for Bali starling
