The following is a collection of Congkak-related terms and expressions recorded in Southeast Asia.
Malay - English[]
- anak
- (lit.: "child"; short for:) lubang anak
- anak-anak buah
- (lit.: "children fruit") tamarind seeds (counters in Malaysia)
- buah gorek
- seeds of Caesalpinia bonducella used as counters (Javanese term)
- buah kelichi
- seeds of Caesalpinia bonducella (Malacca)
- congkak
- (unclear etymology, but believed to originate from old Malay "congak", meaning "mental calculation) a popular mancala game played in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia
- congklak
- (lit. "cowrie") Indonesian term for congkak
- indung
- (lit. "mother") Indonesian term for rumah
- Istiadat Malam Berjaga-jaga
- royal ceremonies in Brunei during which Congkak is played
- kampong
- spelling variant of kampung'
- kampung
- (lit.: village; short for:) lubang kampung
- lubang anak
- (lit. "child hole") Indonesian term for lubang kampung
- lubang kampung
- (lit. "village hole") the (usually) seven smaller holes, which are initially filled with seeds
- lubang rumah
- (lit. "house hole") large storeholes at either end of the board
- main congkak
- (lit.: "congkak game") see congkak
- mati
- (lit. "dead") sowing the last seed into an empty hole (but not the store)
- mati bela
- (lit. "sacrifice") capturing by opposition
- mati kena abu
- all holes are terbakar at the end of a match
- mati sa-papan
- (lit. "dead board") empty row
- naik rumah
- sowing, in which a seed is dropped in the player's store or rumah
- papan congkak
- (lit. "Congkak board") game board used for playing Congkak
- petalawati
- a mythical bird sometimes carved at the head of the papan congkak
- rumah
- (lit.: "house"; short for:) lubang rumah
- sunog
- (lit. "burnt") Indonesian term for terbakar
- terbakar
- (lit. "burnt") hole, which cannot be (completely) filled with seeds in the following round
- telaga buruk
- (lit. "ruined well") see "terbakar"
External Links[]
References[]
- Keerman, J. & Reeves, H.
- Asia Counts: Primary. Curriculum Press, Carlton South VIC (Australia) 2001.
- Skeat, W. W.
- Malay Magic. London (England) 1900, 486.
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