Note 206 — Chapter V · Magic Rites connected with the Several Departments of Nature (continued 2)
Reading edition
Menangkabau and Naning pronunciation for bĕrpuar. Puar is the name of a jungle plant, said to be akin to cardamom, the stem of which is used as a sort of javelin in this mock combat. [In Selangor this mock combat is called singketa.—W.S.] ↑