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Mak yong (Jawi: مق يوڠ ; Thai: มะโย่ง, RTGS: ma yong) is a traditional form of dance-drama from northern Malaysia, particularly the state of Kelantan. It was banned by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party because of its animist and Hindu - Buddhist roots which pre-date Islam in the Asian region by far. [ 1 ]
Nik Zainal Abidin, Seni Kelantan, 1958, Oil on canvas; depicting Wayang Kulit Siam puppets, Menora and Mak yong performers, Gamelan, Wau bulan and Gasing (spinning top) The Terengganuan pinas Naga Pelangi sailing butterfly. A swan-shaped Malaysian congkak displayed in the Muzium Negara. One of George Town, Penang's wrought-iron caricatures.
Mak is a male given name. In the Balkans, Mak is a male given name that is most popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. In Serbo-Croatian, Mak translates to poppy. The name was popularized by the Bosnian poet Mak Dizdar and is now one of the most common names for newborn males in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [1]
Music of Malaysia is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Malaysia. A great variety of genres in Malaysian music reflects the specific cultural groups within multiethnic Malaysian society: Malay, Javanese and other cultures in overlap with the neighbouring Indonesian archipelago, Arabic, Chinese, Indian, Dayak, Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau, Orang Asli, Melanau ...
Yong is an element in some given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 24 hanja with the reading "yong" and one with the reading "ryong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; common ones are listed in the table above. [4]
勇 男 (날랠 용 nallael yong, 사내 남 sanae nam): "brave man". These characters are also used to write various Japanese given names, including Isao and Takeo. [3] 龍 男 (용 룡/용 용 yong ryong/yong yong, 사내 남 sanae nam): "dragon man". These characters are also used to write the Japanese given name Tatsuo. [3]
Korean personal names. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. OCLC 453054. Price, Fiona (2007). "Chapter 6: Korean names". Success with Asian names: a practical guide for business and everyday life. Intercultural Press. ISBN 9781857883787
The broadly inclusive Wamyō ruijushō dictionary was an antecedent for Japanese encyclopedias. In the present day, it provides linguists and historians with an invaluable record of the Japanese language over a thousand years ago, [ 2 ] more specifically the linguistics of the 10th century and Heian Period.