PARANG JENGOK ?

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by t_c

.. Here's an example from Gardner's book on Keris - sorry about the bad photo, but there's a Parang Jengok for comparison too.

the text:
1. Parang Jengkok 2. Kelantan: parang bengkok 3. Golok jambu. 4 & 5. Java: kudik.
Gardner does also call it a Kelantan Kelewang ("Golok jambu or the Kelantan Kelewang" pg 73) - maybe Sajen can clarify the two names, perhaps one is local, the other general? How wide-spread are these blades?...

1 ~ 2: are examples of Kelantanese parang / golok.. include an example of a parang jambul / calung / jenguk / ginah / anak wali.. all names refering to the same class of items..
3: is a kelewang. note the handle and shape of the item.
4 ~ 5: are kudi and kujang respectively..