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In Javanese, kris is known as keris (ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀) in the ngoko register, dhuwung (ꦝꦸꦮꦸꦁ) in the krama register, and wangkingan (ꦮꦁꦏꦶꦁꦔꦤ꧀) in the krama inggil vocabulary. [7] [14] In Malay (subsequently Indonesian [15] and Malaysian [16]), Sundanese, Balinese and Sasak it is spelled keris (Pegon and Jawi: کريس).
Keris bahari evolved from the original kris, which is a dagger. As men fought, they needed a weapon with greater reach, and kris became longer and heavier. Two forms then evolved: The first is rapier kris (keris bahari), and the second is broadsword kris . Because the blade became longer, the handle had to be straightened to balance it. [1]
The wooden sheaths of most edged weapons can be used for blocking, parrying or striking. Keris. The kris or keris is a type of dagger, often with a pistol-gripped handle. Traditionally worn as a status symbol and carried by warriors for when they lost their main weapon in battle, today it is the main weapon of many silat styles in Indonesia.
The Malay Annals (Malay: Sejarah Melayu) tells that the kris was made by a Javanese blacksmith (pandai besi) [3] and wielded by the champion of Majapahit, a pendekar named Taming Sari from which the weapon derives its name. [4] It was said to be so skillfully crafted that anyone wielding it was unbeatable.
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ISBN 90-5450-004-2) Other countries in which the keris and keris-like weapons can be found include Malaysia, Brunei, and some other countries in Mainland Southeast Asia. the differences where All the Filipino types of kalis swords are both longer than those from the Malay world. Although it is considered to be a slashing weapon, the Kalis can ...