Keris Hilt: A Kemo Kerdas/Bugis Hilt (Help Needed)

Battara · 1st April 2005, 09:51 PM

For the phenominally ignorant, what is kemoh?

nechesh · 1st April 2005, 10:09 PM

Come on Jose, don't you know by now that we keris enthusiasts love to use all kinds of words and terms to keep the uninitiated in the dark?

Really, i believe it is just a local term for the type of giant clam shell used for this hilt. Then again, it could really mean.......

rasdan · 2nd April 2005, 03:21 AM

Hi Jose,

Actually even kemoh is a north eastern dialact. The accepted malay word is Kima. In English it is Tridacna. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

1st April 2005, 09:51 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,362	For the phenominally ignorant, what is kemoh?

1st April 2005, 10:09 PM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Come on Jose, don't you know by now that we keris enthusiasts love to use all kinds of words and terms to keep the uninitiated in the dark? Really, i believe it is just a local term for the type of giant clam shell used for this hilt. Then again, it could really mean.......

2nd April 2005, 03:21 AM	#3
rasdan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 369	Hi Jose, Actually even kemoh is a north eastern dialact. The accepted malay word is Kima. In English it is Tridacna. Sorry for the misunderstanding.