Sepak is the Malay word for kick and takraw is the Thai word for a woven
ball, therefore sepak takraw to kick ball. The name was given for the sport
after an agreement between Malaysia and Thailand, the two major forces of
the sport. Variations of this were played in other Southeast Asian countries
too; in Thailand it was called "Takraw", in the Philippines, "Sepa Sepa", in
Myanmar, "Ching Loong", in Indonesia, "Rago" and in Laos, "Kator".