Meaning of lontar | Babel Free

Definitions

The palmyra or leaves of this tree as used for palm-leaf manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Examples

“The nature of these powers is written in the sacred palms leaf books, the lontars, in which all sacred Balinese writings are preserved.”

“The technology of lontar writing in Bali, on the other hand, has never severely impeded the circulation of texts.”

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