Skip to content
Category

Malay culture

page 1
sepak takraw
Southeast Asian sport
red envelope
monetary gift given in eastern Asia
adat
thumb|300px|A bride and groom wearing traditional Sultanate of Deli|Malay Deli wedding attire in front of the King's Throne at [[Maimun Palace]] thumb|300px|Muslim men in the Caucasus 300px|thumb|The combination of traditional sari with Islamic veiling is a widespread practice observed among [[Bengali Muslim women.]] thumb|300px|Group of Minangkabau people in adat dress, 1895
Mak yong
performing art originating from Malaysia
Malay cuisine
Sumatran cuisine
Hang Tuah
Malay descent warrior from Bintan island
Congkak
mancala game
Dondang Sayang
Malaccan love ballads
Baju Kurung
Indonesian and Malaysian traditional clothing
Malay world
geo-political and sociolinguistic term used in Malaysia
Tempoyak
Tempoyak (Jawi: ), asam durian or pekasam is a Malay condiment made from fermented durian. It is usually consumed by the ethnic Malays in Maritime Southeast Asia, notably in Indonesia and Malaysia. Tempoyak is made by crushing durian flesh and mixing it with some salt and kept in room temperature from three to seven days for fermentation. Tempoyaks are usually made during the durian season, when the abundance of durian and excess production are made into fermented tempoyak.
Zapin
Zapin (Jawi: زافين) is one of the most popular dance and musical forms in traditional Malay performing arts. Dance movements are choreographed to melodies, which are performed using musical instruments such as the gambus (short-necked lute), accordion, and rebana. It is believed to have been introduced by Persian and Arab Muslim missionaries from the Middle East to the Malay Archipelago around the fourteenth century, where back then only males were allowed to perform; nowadays, female dancers are included. It used to be performed exclusively for religious ceremonies but through the years it ha
Payung dance
Indonesian traditional dance
Silat Melayu
Malay type of Silat originated from Malay World
Malay styles and titles
Malay-language system of styles, titles and honorifics; title of honour used to refer to Kings, nobles and other dignitaries in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and the South Philippines.
Rumah Melayu
Traditional wood-made house style across Malay Archipelago
Kampung Baru
village in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Shahbandar
Shahbandar (), was an official of the ports in Safavid Persia and one also known on other shores of the Indian Ocean. The Shahbandar (Port Master) was in charge of the traders and the collection of taxes.
Malay ghost myths
malay folk ghosts
Orang bunian
supernatural beings in southeast Asian folklore
Umaellah
Bekasi
Malay folklore
Baju Melayu
traditional clothing of Malay ethnic, originated from Malacca Sultanate
Tudong
thumb|Variety of tudongs (tudung) sold in Malaysia.
Bendahara
thumb|200px|right|Black often represents the official colour of the bendaharas.
Rasa Sayang
traditional songs from Maluku
Samping
thumb|A Malaysian royal guard combining samping with full military dress
Ulek mayang
Traditional dance originating from Java island | Javanese traditional dance
Belimau
The Belimau bath is a Malay Indonesian tradition, observed in order to welcome the month of Ramadan, especially in Bangka Belitung and Riau provinces. The tradition has been carried down for generations among the Minangkabau people before Islam arrived in Indonesia, as they were praciticing Hinduism, whereby this ceremony could have been inspired by Makara Sankranti.
Green envelope
Malay adaptation of the Chinese red envelope custom
laksamana
The Laksamana (Jawi: ) is a position within the armed forces, similar to the position of admiral in Malay sultanates and in present-day countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. Since South East Asia was part of Indosphere of Greater India since earlier, during and after the Hinduised Srivijaya empire, Hindu titles based on Sanskrit were used. The word Laksamana originated from Lakshmana, a figure in the Hindu epic of Ramayana.
Temenggung
Temenggong or Tumenggung (Jawi: تمڠݢوڠ; Temenggung, Hanacaraka: ꦠꦸꦩꦼꦁ​ꦒꦸꦁ​; Tumenggung) is an old Malay and Javanese title of nobility, usually given to one responsible for raising armies.
Malay tricolour
ethnic flag of the Malay ethnic group
Malay gamelan
style of gamelan music
Adat perpatih
traditional Minangkabau customary laws originating from West Sumatra in Indonesia
Bomoh
A bomoh (Jawi: توء بوموه) is a Malay shaman and traditional medicine practitioner. The term is used mainly in Malaysia and parts of Sumatra and Borneo, whereas most Indonesians use the word dukun. It is often mistranslated into English as medicine man or witch doctor. In colloquial usage, the term bomoh is often interchangeable with another type of shaman or dukun, the pawang, but they generally serve different functions. The bomoh is primarily a healer, herbalist, geomancer, and sorcerer. The pawang on the other hand usually specialises in rituals involving weather, nature, animals, and a goo
Bangsawan
Bangsawan (Jawi: بڠساون) is a type of traditional Malay opera or theatre performed by a troupe and accompanied by music and sometimes dances. The bangsawan theatrical performance encompasses music, dance, and drama. It is widely spread in the Malay cultural realm in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Brunei. The artform is indigenous to the Malay Peninsula, Riau Islands, Sumatra, and coastal Borneo.