- acle: A wood from the Philippines used for fine veneers, blank" >target="_blank" >similar to walnut in color but with a coarser glossary/grain/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="347504f63fcc59cd78778e7e2823dbf8" target="_blank" >grain and irregular ribbon stripe.
- afong: A Bontoc dwelling, in the Philippine Islands.
- almon: A light-colored wood that darkens; from the Philippines, where it is plentiful and is used for furniture and fixtures.
- amugis: A hard, heavy, reddish brown wood from the Philippine Islands.
- apitong: A wood from the Philippine Islands, red, hard, heavy, straight-grained, and of texture/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="82eaaa6580b0b6318c29f12c6c9bf704" target="_blank" >coarse texture.
- ardish: An East Indian form of decoration, achieved by embedding bits of glass in the plaster or walls or ceiling.
- bagtikan: A hard, heavy, coarse-textured wood from the Philippines; pale white to light red, sometimes with a slight brownish tinge.
- bahay: A Philippine Islands dwelling.
- banaba: A Philippine wood, hard, heavy, strong, and durable; ashy rose to reddish brown in color.
- banuyo: A Philippine wood, light to dark brown in color; hard and heavy; works well for carving.
- barai: In architecture/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="01cdf4465c682af920361fe231d16c20" target="_blank" >Khmer architecture (Cambodia), a reservoir or artificial lake.
- batete: A wood from the Philippines; reddish brown turning to very dark brown with age or exposure; moderately fine texture and cross-grained/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="a29fedccee0afcf2f2941656a6769434" target="_blank" >cross-grained.
- batikuling: A tree of the Philippine Islands supplying a light-weight light-colored wood that takes a high polish.
- bolongita: A tree of the Philippine Islands producing a reddish wood streaked with black.
- Burma padauk: A wood from Burma, close-textured with interlocked grain, yellow or golden reddish to dark, dull red with darker brown crossbands; usually quarter-sliced for veneer.
- satinwood/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="94fbf908d607ed144117d29293880aff" target="_blank" >Ceylon satinwood: An East Indian tree valued for use in fine cabinet-work/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="bfe01eba2575390d53a28bdbbff4b5c8" target="_blank" >cabinetwork and veneer; pale golden color with lighter ripple.
- chedi: A stupa-like Thai monument erected above a cella containing a relic.
- choltry: An East Indian inn.
- chua: A Buddhist temple in Vietnam.
- cogon: A Philippine coarse grass, infrequently used for thatching.
- dinh: A communal house/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="4d8d702b37a7ba2341c578ad4aae854c" target="_blank" >hall in a Vietnamese village.
- guijo: A reddish wood from the Philippines, hard and heavy, used sawn/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="398074317c027a70f96a2bddf46211fc" target="_blank" >quarter-sawn for its attractive figure in furniture and cabinet-work.
- ipil: A hardwood of the Philippines, valuable for its brown, strong, highly durable timber.
- kabiki: A tree of the Philippine Islands, the reddish brown, hard, heavy wood of which is used in building.
- kalanta: Sometimes called cedar/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="2b29c3d2ab4115087b4d665aa37252c2" target="_blank" >Philippine cedar; a red to reddish brown, light, soft wood with a strong cedar odor; used for furniture and cabinetwork.
- kalmansanai: A wood from the Philippines, yellow to bright rose red, fading when cut; used for veneer.
- kalunti: A light yellow or light grayish wood from the Philippines, used chiefly for cabinetwork and furniture, but difficult to saw.
- katmon: A hardwood from the Philippines with light to dark reddish brown color; used chiefly for veneer.
- Khmer: A people of Cambodia who established an empire in the 5th century A.D. and dominated most of Indochina from the 9th to the 12th centuries.
- Khmer architecture: Exemplified by the extraordinary 12th century Angkor Wat Khmer Temple (1115-45) in Cambodia.
- kioum: In Burmah, a Buddhist monastery.
- kokko: A wood from the Adaman Islands, India, Burma, and Ceylon, its background grayish brown to golden in color, marked with black lines; used for veneer.
- lac: A resinous exudation of an East Indian insect, used as a base of shellacs, varnishes, and lacquers.
- lauaan: Also spelled lauaan; a wood from the Philippines shading in color from light red to dark reddish brown, coarse textures; quarter-sawn it has a conspicuous ribbon stripe; used for furniture, cabinetwork, and veneer.
- lumbayao: A wood from the Philippine Islands frequently sold as mahogany/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0892d1befdd19a703508c92ffafaf24c" target="_blank" >Philippine mahogany; differentiated from mahogany by a decided purplish brown tinge; used for furniture and cabinetwork.
- lumbayau: A wood from the Philippine Islands frequently sold as Philippine mahogany; differentiated from mahogany by a decided purplish brown tinge; used for furniture and cabinetwork.
- makara: A sea monster with the features of a crocodile or elephant seal (sea elephant) belonging to the sculptural repertory of Indonesian or Indo-Chinese architecture; an emblem of water.
- malugai: A wood from the Philippines, light red to reddish brown in color, hard, and heavy; used for construction, cabinetwork, handles, furniture, and where a strong, tough wood is required for bending.
- manggasinoro: Or yellow lauan, a wood from the Philippines, yellowish white to pale brown, moderately hard and heavy, of medium fine texture, used for furniture and interior work.
- marblewood: An East Indian tree also known as ebony/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0179b1dab02e2eac5e17bc37ca65983f" target="_blank" >Macassar ebony; its reseate gray-and-black wood is prized for cabinetwork and veneer.
- meroes: In the architecture of Bali, a pagoda.
- wat/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="c60017c818a413a4c2ffab027f77ee69" target="_blank" >nakhon wat: A temple near Angkor in Cambodia.
- narra: Also called sena and angsena; a wood from the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines, in a red variety and a yellow variety; moderately hard and heavy, of limited strength, fairly easy to work, takes a good polish; it is a popular cabinet wood in the Philippines.
- oro: Also called tindalo; a wood from the Philippines, hard, heavy, and strong with pale orange heartwood turning to a deep wine-red color with age; used for finish/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="3579eabb38f9f93439d0091b50e2ef7f" target="_blank" >interior finish, floors, doors, and veneer.
- paldao: A wood from the Philippines, Indo-China, and the West Indian Archipelago, possessing a great variety of grain and figure and a wide range of color, from grayish to greenish yellow with irregular, concentric, dark brown bands; used for veneer.
- palosapis: A wood from the Philippines and British Malaya, pale yellow with a pinkish cast, used for inexpensive furniture, interior finish, and veneer.
- prang: In Thai architecture of the 13th to 18th century, a sanctuary consisting of a tower-like main temple with a porch structure.
- prasat: A Cambodian sanctuary or temple.
- pura: In Bali, a terraced sanctuary consisting of three courts enclosed by walls, connected by richly decorated gates; symbolizes meru, the “world mountain.” 2. A house, village, or town in Bali.
- red lauan: Also spelled lauaan; a wood from the Philippines shading in color from light red to dark reddish brown, coarse textures; quarter-sawn it has a conspicuous ribbon stripe; used for furniture, cabinetwork, and veneer.
- seraya: Also called meranti, a wood from the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Singapore, frequently marketed as Philippine mahogany; heartwood pink to purple-brown.
- supa: A wood from the Philippines, pale yellow, turning to yellowish brown with age; it is very hard and heavy, suitable for interior work and flooring.
- tanguile: A wood of the Philippines with heartwood pale to dark reddish brown with a purplish tinge; sapwood a very pale gray-brown; used for furniture, cabinetwork, and veneer.
- teak: An East Indian tree, the wood of which is dark, heavy, and durable; used chiefly for fine flooring, decking, greenhouses, furniture, and interior finish.
- vat: Buddhist monastery in Cambodia. See wat.
- wat: A Buddhist monastery or temple in Thailand or Cambodia.
- white lauan: Also spelled lauaan; a tree of the Philippines, the wood of which is light to grayish brown to light reddish brown; it is fairly heavy and coarse in texture; used for furniture and cabinetwork.
- yakals: Woods from the Philippines; light-yellow-brown, hard and durable; see thingan.
Also see Architecture Origin index.
Also see Architecture index.