The only source for the term parang betino I know of is the book Royal Gifts from Indonesia, p. 175.
However, there it is also claimed that it comes from West Java, which is probably wrong.
Of course, the sword in the book could have been collected in West Java but then the local Sundandese term for a sword from Palembang would not be the best to use in general.
Based on this I prefer not to use the term parang betino myself.
Michael
|