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langse
- rectangular decorative hangings used in palaces
or temples
Legong
- classic Balinese dance
legong
- young girls who perform the
Legong
leyak
- evil spirit that can assume fantastic forms by the
use of black magic
lingam
- phallic symbol of the Hindu god
Shiva
lontar
- specially prepared palm leaves
losmen
- small Balinese hotel, often family-run
lukisan antic
- antique paintings
lulur
- body mask
lumbung
- rice barn with a round roof; an architectural
symbol of Lombok
padi
- growing rice plant
padmasana
- temple shrine resembling a vacant chair;
a throne for the supreme god Sanghyang Widhi in the
manifestation of Siwa Raditya
pak
- father; shortened form of
bapak
pal ungan
- shallow trough
palinggihs
- temple shrines consisting of a simple, little
throne
panca dewata
- centre and four cardinal points in a
temple
pande
- blacksmiths; they are treated somewhat like a
caste in their own right
pantai
- beach
pantun
- ancient Malay poetical verse in rhyming
couplets
paras
-
a soft, grey volcanic stone used in stone carving
pasar
- market
pasar malam
- night market
pecalang
- village or
banjar
police
pedanda
- high priest
pekelan
- ceremony where gold trinkets and objects are
thrown into the lake
pelabuhan
- harbour; also called
labuhan
Pelni
- the national shipping line
pemangku
- temple guardians and priests for temple
rituals
penjor
- long bamboo pole with decorated end, arched
over the road or pathway during festivals or ceremonies
perbekel
- government official in charge of a
desa
perempuan
- girl
pesmangku
- priest for temple rituals
pitra yadna
- cremation
plus plus
- a combined tax and service charge of 21%
added by midrange and top-end accommodation and
restaurants
pondok
- simple lodging or hut
prada
- cloth highlighted with gold leaf, or gold or silver
paint and thread
prahu
- traditional Indonesian boat with outriggers
prasada
- shrine; see also
candi
prasasti
- inscribed copper plates
pria
- man; male
propinsi
- province; Indonesia has 27
propinsi
- Bali is a
propinsi
, Lombok and its neighbouring island of Sumbawa
comprise
propinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB)
puasa
- to fast, or a fast
pulau
- island; also called
nusa
puputan
- warrior's fight to the death; an honourable
but suicidal option when faced with an unbeatable enemy
pura
- temple
pura dalem
- temple of the dead
puri
- palace
pusit kota
- used on road signs to indicate the centre
of town
puskesmas
- community health centre
tektekan
- ceremonial procession
teluk
- gulf or bay
tiing
- bamboo
tirta
- water
toya
- water
transmigrasi
- government programme of
trans-migration
trimurti
- Hindu trinity
triwangsa
- caste divided into three parts
(Brahmana
,
Ksatriyasa
and
Wesia)
; means three people
trompong
- drums
TU
- Telepon Umum; a public telephone
tugu
- lord of the ground
tukang prada
- group of artisans who make temple
umbrellas
tukang wadah
- group of artisans who make
cremation towers
rajah
- lord or prince
Ramadan
- Muslim month of fasting
Ramayana
- one of the great Hindu holy books; these
stories form the keystone of many Balinese dances and tales
Rangda
- widow-witch who represents evil in Balinese
theatre and dance
rebab
- bowed lute
RRI
- Radio Republik Indonesia; Indonesia's national radio
broadcaster
RSU or RSUP
- Rumah Sakit Umum or Rumah Sakit
Umum Propinsi; a public hospital or provincial public
hospital
rumah makan
- restaurant; literally 'eating place'
madia
- the body
Mahabharata
- one of the great Hindu holy books, the
epic poem tells of the battle between the Pandavas and
the Korawas
Majapahit
- last great Hindu dynasty on Java
makan Padang
- Padang food
mandi
- Indonesian 'bath' consisting of a large water
tank from which you ladle cold water over yourself
manusa yadnya
- ceremonies which mark the various
stages of Balinese life from before birth to after cremation
mapadik
- marriage by request, as opposed to
ngrorod
mata air panas
- natural hot springs
meditasi
- swimming and sunbathing
mekepung
- traditional water buffalo races
meru
- multiroofed shrines in Balinese temples; the name
comes from the Hindu holy mountain Mahameru
mobil
- car
moksa
- freedom from earthly desires
muncak
- mouse deer
undagi
- designer of a building, usually an architect-priest
utama
- the head
sabuk
- Four-metre-long scarf that holds the
lambung
in place
sadkahyangan
- 'world sanctuaries'; most sacred
temples
saiban
- temple or shrine offering
saka
- Balinese calendar based on the lunar cycle; see
also
wuku
sampian
- palm-leaf decoration
Sasak
- native of Lombok; also the language
sawah
- individual rice field; see also
subak
selandong
- traditional scarf
selat
- strait
sepeda
- bicycle
sepeda motor
- motorcycle
serambi
- open veranda on a
bale tani,
the traditional
Lombok family house
Shiva
- the creator and destroyer; one of the three great
Hindu gods
sinetron
- soap operas
songket
- silver- or gold-threaded cloth, hand-woven
using a floating weft technique
stupas
- domes for housing Buddha relics
subak
- village association that organises rice terraces
and shares out water for irrigation
Sudra
- common caste to which the majority of Balinese
belong
sungai
- river
swah
- world of gods
Vishnu
- the preserver; one of the three great Hindu gods
wanita
- woman; female
wantilan
- large
bale
pavilion used for meetings,
performances and cockfights
waria
- female impersonator, transvestite or transgendered;
combination of the words
wanita
and
pria
waringin
- large shady tree with drooping branches
which root to produce new trees; see
banyan
warnet
-
warung
with internet access
wartel
- public telephone office; contraction of
warung
telekomunikasi
warung
- food stall
wayang kulit
- leather puppet used in shadow puppet
plays; see also
dalang
wayang wong
- masked drama playing scenes from the
Ramayana
Wektu Telu
- religion peculiar to Lombok; originated in
Bayan and combines many tenets of Islam and aspects of
other faiths
Wesia
- military caste and most numerous of the Balinese
noble castes
WIB
- Waktu Indonesia Barat; West Indonesia Time
wihara
- monastery
WIT
- Waktu Indonesia Tengah; Central Indonesia Time
wuku
- Balinese calendar made up of 10 different weeks,
between one and 10 days long, all running concurrently;
see also
saka
naga
- mythical snakelike creature
ngrorod
- marriage by elopement; see also
mapadik
ngrupuk
- great procession where
ogoh-ogoh
figures are
used to ward off evil spirits
nista
- the legs
nusa
- island; also called
pulau
Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB)
- West Nusa Tenggara;
a province of Indonesia comprising the islands of Lombok
and Sumbawa
nyale
- wormlike fish caught off Kuta, Lombok
Nyepi
- major annual festival in the Hindu
saka
calendar,
this is a day of complete stillness after a night of chasing
out evil spirits
odalan
- Balinese 'temple birthday' festival; held in every
temple annually, according to the
wuku
calendar, ie once
every 210 days
tahun
- year
taksu
- divine interpreter for the gods
tambulilingan
- bumblebees
yeh
- water; also river