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  2. Wau bulan - Wikipedia

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    Wau bulan on display in Pasir Gudang Kite Museum, Johor. Wau bulan (Kelantanese: Wa bule; Jawi: واو بولن ‎; lit. 'moon kite') is an intricately designed Malaysian kite (normally with floral motifs) that is traditionally flown in the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It is one of Malaysia's national symbols, some others being the hibiscus.

  3. Talk:Wau bulan - Wikipedia

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    A nice big photo of the wau bulan; Dimensions of the kite; Cultural/historical background/significance of the wau; Wau bulan in art; Modern day wau bulan and popularity; Needless to say, all of these information should have references.

  4. Wau - Wikipedia

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    Wau Ecology Institute, an environment organisation in Papua New Guinea; Wau (letter) or digamma, an obsolete Greek alphabet letter; WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings, a record label; Wau Holland Foundation, a non-profit organisation in Germany; Wau, a fictional alien race in the media franchise Tenchi Muyo! Wau bulan, a traditional kite in Malaysia

  5. Hanakotoba - Wikipedia

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    Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.

  6. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...

  7. Glossary of owarai terms - Wikipedia

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    From the verb bokeru 惚ける or 呆ける, which carries the meaning of "senility" or "air headed-ness," and is reflected in a performer's tendency for misinterpretation and forgetfulness. The boke is the "simple-minded" member of an owarai kombi ( "tsukkomi and boke" , or vice versa ) that receives most of the verbal and physical abuse from ...

  8. Japanese loanwords in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Often refers to politicians or other influential persons who put on a false face. From the Japanese word shibai, meaning "a (theatre) play." Skebe: Horny. From Japanese sukebe. In Japanese, "H" is used for the same purpose, and sukebe refers to a pervert. Skosh: Just a little. From Japanese sukoshi "a little".

  9. Oy vey - Wikipedia

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    The expression is also related to oh ve, an older expression in Danish and Swedish, and oy wah, an expression used with a similar meaning in the Montbéliard region in France. [citation needed] The Latin equivalent is heu, vae!; a more standard expression would be o, me miserum, or heu, me miserum. [citation needed]