Old Tajung Keris(es?)

A. G. Maisey · 19th February 2020, 11:50 AM

Mickey, in Indonesian, Javanese, Old Javanese "randu" means kapok tree.

In Modern Malay, Indonesian "angkup" means tweezers, pliers.

In Modern Javanese "angkup randu" could be understood as "unopened bud of the kapok tree" > "angkup" in Javanese is an unopened bud.

I do not know what "randu" means in Modern Malay, but I have a very foggy memory that in Classical Malay it is verb that means some sort of arm action.

19th February 2020, 11:50 AM	#18
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Mickey, in Indonesian, Javanese, Old Javanese "randu" means kapok tree. In Modern Malay, Indonesian "angkup" means tweezers, pliers. In Modern Javanese "angkup randu" could be understood as "unopened bud of the kapok tree" > "angkup" in Javanese is an unopened bud. I do not know what "randu" means in Modern Malay, but I have a very foggy memory that in Classical Malay it is verb that means some sort of arm action.