List of English Words of Indonesian Origin - Traditional Clothes, Musical Instruments, Ships, and Weapons

Traditional Clothes, Musical Instruments, Ships, and Weapons

Clothes
  • Batik
  • Ikat
  • Koteka
  • Sarong from Sarung
  • Songket
Musical instruments
  • Angklung
  • Gamelan
  • Gong
Ships
  • Junk from jong
  • Proa (also 'prahu' or 'prau') from prahu (Javanese) or perahu (Indonesian)
Weapons
  • Kris from keris
  • Parang
  • Sjambok from cambuk in Indonesia, where it was the name of a wooden rod for punishing slaves

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