Thoughts on Madura Kris

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Nothing to add to any of that.

Kuda is Indonesian for "horse"

Jaran is Javanese (ngoko - low level) for "horse", other words for "horse" in Javanese are "kapal" (krama - high level) & "titihan" (krama inggil- very elevated, it actually means "that which is ridden", so by being indirect or obscure we are being polite)

Thanks for the language lesson. The Javanese language is both rich and complex with its hierarchal levels of speech. Beyond that, do you know whether Si Mega a name used specifically for the flying horse attached to the Regional Emblem of Sumenup or is it also correct to refer to this legendary creature as Kuda Sembrani? Si Mega is the name i most often encounter when it is associated with the Sumemup.