a) Malaka or Melaka?

So, We used Malaka or Melaka?


b) Half-Arab Swordmen

Oh I see, if there was a historical name for the unit, just use and retain it. "Bala" is common word in Malay, mean "Tentera" (loanword from Sanskrit, the word appear in Srivijayan Inscription of Kedukan Bukit), but kauman in Kamus Dewan mean "community"....


c) Laskar

There are Lasykar word in Hikayat Hang Tuah (at glossary) . But until now not encountered with it...still searching . Not sure which unit used laskar.


d) Malakan Royal Swordsmen

In Hikayat Hang Tuah, the Court Bodyguard was called Bentara. But they used Keris Panjang. There were 2 types of bodyguard, the royal bodyguard (Bentara) and the noble bodyguard (Pegawai dan Pertuanan).


e) Parang

Malay called it parang and it's common in our kitchen and garden...... Golok also common Malay word....