Hello Alan,
Ok, I'll bite...
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It is a Tomris, Dhapur Ngapes.
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To me this word looks like a marriage of tombak and keris. Possibly something you made up to please the name chasers? On the other hand, nobody asked for a name for this rare beast AFAIK.
I'm completely lost on the intended dhapur connotation though...
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"Tomris" is the Ngoko term, Krama is "Dhuwaos", and when worn in the wangkingan fashion it is referred to as a "Wangwaosan".
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D(h)uwung + wa(h)os, and Wangkingan + wa(h)osan, I guess?
I haven't been able to come up with an explanation for changing wa(h)os into wa(h)osan though. BTW, are dagger-hilted (pusaka) tombak ever worn in the wangkingan fashion to really need a "formal" word - I believed this was a modern fad for easier storage only?
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It should be noted that the alternate spelling of "Tomris" is "Tumris"
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Pretty much flogging a dead horse here, just to please the standard transliteration, as well as Bahasa Indonesia and Malay folks, I assume?
Regards,
Kai