Lontar

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The palmyra or leaves of this tree as used for palm-leaf manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.

    "The nature of these powers is written in the sacred palms leaf books, the lontars, in which all sacred Balinese writings are preserved."

  2. 2
    tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving wordnet

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borassus flabelliferlongar palmpalmyrapalmyrapalmyra palmtoddy palm

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"The nature of these powers is written in the sacred palms leaf books, the lontars, in which all sacred Balinese writings are preserved."

Etymology

From Balinese lontar, Indonesian lontar, from Old Javanese rontal.

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