Noun
silat (uncountable)
A type of martial art originating from the Malay Archipelago.
Ako Mashino studies the music and movement of Muslim silat performances during Islamic festivals in Bali, which play an instrumental role in carving a Muslim/Balinese cultural identity. Source: Internet
Many hundreds of new titles within the silat (martial arts) and romance genres were widely distributed through private commercial lending libraries known in Indonesian as taman bacaan. Source: Internet