The keris posted by gwirya is not dhapur cundrik according the Surakarta pakem, nor according to the entry in Ensiklopedi.
It is a Lombok form.
Djalengga does not show this form, but he does show the ligan, for which he gives the alternate name of "keris pedang".
He says:- " There is a straight keris shaped like a pedang, or a pedang shaped like a keris.It is called a keris because its base is like a keris, complete with ganja, and it is called a pedang because its blade is like a pedang." (free translation)
Not really colloquial, but what it is called in Lombok, and it is a Lombok form, not a Javanese form, so you cannot align it to a Javanese palace pakem.
As Amuk Murugul said:- "It is difficult to debate the true name of the type unless we are talking the same language,---"
At the moment, I am not prepared to accept that the name for this form is "keris pedang".
It might be, but if it is, I definitely want to know according to whom. I want a reference.
Actually, its not a cundrik either. Origin is Lombok, OK, it might be Bali, but it is coming from Lombok at the moment, and it most certainly is not Jawa. In Lombok a cundrik is a distinct weapon, and the keris dhapur cundrik is a Javanese dhapur, not applicable in Lombok.
Isn't it fun ?
When you start to play "The Name Game" you can get into all sorts of hot water.
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