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  2. Trichuris trichiura - Wikipedia

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    Synonyms [1] Ascaris trichiura Linnaeus, 1771. Trichuris trichiura, Trichocephalus trichiuris or whipworm, is a parasitic roundworm (a type of helminth) that causes trichuriasis (a type of helminthiasis which is one of the neglected tropical diseases) when it infects a human large intestine. It is commonly known as the whipworm which refers to ...

  3. Undang - Wikipedia

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    Undang. Negeri Sembilan chieftains seated (middle row) with Tuanku Muhammad Shah (second from left), 1903. The Undang Yang Empat (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Undang Nan Ompek; Jawi: أوندڠ يڠ امڤت) are the ruling chiefs or territorial chiefs who play an important role in the election of a new Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan ...

  4. Orangutan - Wikipedia

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    The name "orangutan" (also written orang-utan, orang utan, orangutang, and ourang-outang [1]) is derived from the Malay words orang, meaning "person", and hutan, meaning "forest". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The locals originally used the term for actual forest-dwelling humans, but the word underwent a semantic extension to include apes of the Pongo genus at ...

  5. Indonesian language - Wikipedia

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    Rencong alphabet, native writing systems found in central and South Sumatra.The text reads (Voorhoeve's spelling): "haku manangis ma / njaru ka'u ka'u di / saru tijada da / tang [hitu hadik sa]", which is translated by Voorhoeve as: "I am weeping, calling you; though called, you do not come" (in modern Malay "Aku menangis, menyerukan engkau, kaudiseru, tiada datang [itu adik satu]").

  6. Bank Central Asia - Wikipedia

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    BCA Remittance Ltd. Website. www.bca.co.id. PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, commonly known as Bank Central Asia (BCA) is an Indonesian bank founded on 21 February 1957. It is the largest private bank in Indonesia with assets amounting to Rp 5.529,83 trillion (USD 308,5 billion) as of 2022. [2] It is headquarters at BCA Tower in Jakarta.

  7. Duduk - Wikipedia

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    The duduk is a double reed instrument with ancient origins, having existed since at least the fifth century, while there are Armenian scholars who believe it existed more than 1,500 years before that. [11] The earliest instruments similar to the duduk's present form are made of bone or entirely of cane. Today, the duduk is exclusively made of ...

  8. Ibn al-Haytham - Wikipedia

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    Biography. Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was born c. 965 to a family of Arab [9][31][32][33][34] or Persian [35][36][37][38][39] origin in Basra, Iraq, which was at the time part of the Buyid emirate. His initial influences were in the study of religion and service to the community. At the time, society had a number of conflicting views of religion ...

  9. Batik - Wikipedia

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    Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyeing process. This creates a patterned negative when the wax is removed from the dyed cloth.