GELARAN KAMPUNG: NICKNAMES IN A MALAY VILLAGE

The gelaran kampung is a nickname based on particular salient characteristics of an individual. Its main use is practical, seiving to distinguish among individuals bearing the same given name, but it is also a social phenomenon found only in particular societies. An individual's informal name,...

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Published in:Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1987-01, Vol.60 (1 (252)), p.81-95
Main Author: MINTZ, MALCOM WARREN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brothers
Children
Communities
Family names
Fathers
Given names
Language and culture
Linguistics
Nicknames
Pronunciation
Sisters
Sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics
Villages
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Summary:The gelaran kampung is a nickname based on particular salient characteristics of an individual. Its main use is practical, seiving to distinguish among individuals bearing the same given name, but it is also a social phenomenon found only in particular societies. An individual's informal name, of which the gelaran is. a part, may also have other constituents. Discussed as well are the relationship names, the nama pangkat or rank names used within a family, and the nama timang-timangan or the short form of a person's given name.
ISSN:0126-7353
2180-4338