Arak
A clear, cognac look- like, distilled from tuak, the fermented juice
of the coconut or sugar palm
Babi guling
The Balinese roasted suckling pig
Banten
The complete offering, the women usually put it on their head on the temple
festival celebration which fall every six months or one year on each temple
Banjar
The Balinese are tied by "Banjar", a communal association, which consists
around 150 families, the banjar meeting hall called Balai Banjar
Balai Kulkul
The wooden bell tower, the bell functioned to say something to the community
member
Barong
The mystical creature that is considered as the protector of the village
Base
The betel leaves chewed by Balinese as a habit
Bebek
A gaggle of ducks struts home from a day in the ricepaddies shepherded by a
boy
Beringin
Banyan tree is usually erected in the middle of the village
Brem
Rice wine made by fermenting sticky white and black rice
Canang
A small offering has a square form made of young coconut leave and flowers,
the Balinese put it everyday on the family temple, car, office, anywhere but
you will always see in front of the local shops as a thankgiving expression
to God
Candi Bentar
The split gate as the first entrance of the outer courtyard of a temple, but
now some hotels or other big buildings used it also for their entrance
Cengkeh
Clove, the best time to harvest it when the clove flowers open its petal
Coklat
The cocoa pod
Dokar
The horse chart as a public transportation only used for a short distance
Durian
The king of the fruit, most of Indonesians love the Durian with a passion, and
for that reason it is one of the most expensive of fruits and a great delicacy
Gamelan
A set of a traditional orchestra played a number of people to accompany the
dance or ceremony
Garuda
A eagle looked like bird as a vehicle of Wisnu
Geringsing
The hand weaving cloth from Tenganan village
Jukung
Traditional sailing boat
Kamasan
A village in Klungkung regency is famous for its painting, Kamasan style painting
Kamen
The sarong, traditional waistcloth for women and man
Kopi
The coffee bean
Lawar
Balinese favourite food made of chopped vegetables and meats make into one with
grated coconut and complete spicy sauce
Manggis
The mangosteen, the queen of fruits
Markisa
The passion fruit, the is the size of a baseball and is orange or yellow when
ripe, often tinged with green
Meru
In a Hindu temple, there are several shrines and each has its own shape, name
and function. One of them called "Meru"
Metatah
Toothfiling ceremony, one of the life cycle ceremony done usually when someone
reach their adult age
Nangka
The jackfruit, the exterior is green and covered with small knobs, inside is
a fibrous, inedible central core sorrounded by large, egg-shaped seeds.
Ngaben
The cremation ceremony to return the dead body to the nature, its origin
Ogoh Ogoh
The giant doll cariied by the Balinese on Caka new year's eve in order to appease
the evil spirit
Odalan
Temple festival, it happens once in 210 days or once in a year
Pasar
Traditional market, learning Balinese way of shopping, start very early in the
morning
Pawiwahan
Wedding ceremony
Penjor
A bamboo pole decorated by leaves, flowers, rice, coconut, Balinese cake and
white or yellow cloth represent as the symbol of prosperity, commonly erected
at Galungan time or any other religious festivals
Poleng
Black and white cloth usually used to wrap statues or shrines represent the
positive and negative forces that always exist together in our life
Pura
The word for "Hindu temple", there are several categories of temple
in Bali, it is usually divided into 3 parts, a front courtyard (jaba), a middle
courtyard (jaba tengah), and an inner courtyard (jeroan)
Rangda
Rangda is the two central figures in the barong dance, representing the negative
side of forces
Rindik
Bamboo musical instrument
Salak
The skin snake fruit, the skin is though but very thin, and the fruit peels
easily, revealing a pear-shaped interior that is a light tannish-yellow color
Sanggah
Family temple located at the north east of the Balinese house compound
Sarad
The symbol of the world, made of colourful Balinese cakes
Sate
A dish that consists of pieces of meat skewered onto a short length of bamboo
or a paste of meat/fish molded and wrapped around the stick
Swastika
Symbol that used by Hindu in Bali, it is different, not the same from the Nazi
swastika
Tajen
The cockfighting, one of the gambling games but it has also a meaning to appease
the troublesome evil spirit
Tri Murti
Three main manisfestations of God Almighthy, Brahma the creator, Wisnu the preserver
and Siwa the dissolver
Tuak
Palm beer or toddy produced by fermenting the sap of the young flower stalk
of a coconut
Tum
Leaf-wrapped delicacies, it is a generic name food, usually made of pork, fish
or chicken wrapped in banana leaves and steamed in a woven bamboo basket
Udeng
Traditional headcloth worn by men
Umah Bali
The Balinese house compound is a walled area where the whole family lives
Warung
Stall place to eat, drink and make gossips
Yoga
It literally means union with God, the highest level of consciousness that every
Hindu people want to achieve i.e. "The God Consciousness State", in
Bali it is known as Moksa