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berkaul

English translation: prayers/rituals during mourning

14:52 Aug 17, 2004
Malay to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Malay culture
Malay term or phrase: berkaul
The dictionary gives berkaul = bernazar, but it doesn't fall in with this context:

"Daripada kajian tentang etnografi yang dilakukan di kalangan masyarakat Melayu Semenanjung, tenunan songket penuh merupakan bahan budaya yang penting khususnya dalam sistem kemasyarakatan dan kekeluargaan. Bahan ini mendapat tempat contohnya dalam upacara melenggang perut, bertindik menjelang hari pertunangan atau perkahwinan, bersiram tabal menjelang raja bernobat, mandi sampat mengiringi upacara setelah bersanding dan upacara berkaul semasa kemangkatan."

Thanks in advance for any help. If not the translation, even its definition (in this context) will be helpful.
Ramona Ali
Local time: 23:47
English translation:prayers/rituals during mourning
Explanation:
The 'berkabung' or mourning rituals, particularly for state rulers ie Sultans and other titled royalties, include special prayers (doa/tahlil arwah) and special dress (and may even have the nobat playing keening, dirgelike melodies). Only sombre black (and white). Over time, "Kaul" has come to mean general 'acts involved in making vows & paying them upon fulilment eg special prayers' and excluded the originally limited & specific usage applied by bluebloods. A familiar example is "persada" - previously used in "panca persada" ie a special 5-sided canopied stage used in royal marriage rituals. Now "persada" is commonly and popular used to mean stage (persada dunia = world stage).

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Note added at 1 hr 22 mins (2004-08-17 16:15:10 GMT)
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panca - old spelling: pancha - is from sanskrit meaning five.
to explain these old terms, I must meander - do forgive my long-windedness...
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Abd Latiff Bidin (X)
Local time: 23:47
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Thanks Latiff AND May for coming to my rescue again.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1prayers/rituals during mourning
Abd Latiff Bidin (X)
3prayer offering; praying for
yam2u


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
prayer offering; praying for


Explanation:
mona, if you look at the last definition of 'kaul II' in KMIP, you'll see:

'..., mendoakan _to pray for_.'

- which fits the context, i.e. "... upacara berkaul..." => ... prayer offering ceremony(ies ).

yam2u
United States
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prayers/rituals during mourning


Explanation:
The 'berkabung' or mourning rituals, particularly for state rulers ie Sultans and other titled royalties, include special prayers (doa/tahlil arwah) and special dress (and may even have the nobat playing keening, dirgelike melodies). Only sombre black (and white). Over time, "Kaul" has come to mean general 'acts involved in making vows & paying them upon fulilment eg special prayers' and excluded the originally limited & specific usage applied by bluebloods. A familiar example is "persada" - previously used in "panca persada" ie a special 5-sided canopied stage used in royal marriage rituals. Now "persada" is commonly and popular used to mean stage (persada dunia = world stage).

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Note added at 1 hr 22 mins (2004-08-17 16:15:10 GMT)
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panca - old spelling: pancha - is from sanskrit meaning five.
to explain these old terms, I must meander - do forgive my long-windedness...

Abd Latiff Bidin (X)
Local time: 23:47
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks Latiff AND May for coming to my rescue again.

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