Category: CulturePart of speech: phraseDifficulty: Intermediate

adat resam

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English meaning: Customs and traditions

Malay Definition

(Bahasa Melayu)

Amalan dan norma tradisional sesebuah komuniti. Adat Melayu mengatur etiket sosial, upacara, dan hubungan komuniti.

English Definition

The traditional practices and norms of a community. Malay adat (customary law and practice) governs social etiquette, ceremonies (weddings, funerals), and community relations. Adat perpatih (matrilineal system) in Negeri Sembilan and adat temenggung (patrilineal system) in other Malay states represent two distinct indigenous legal traditions.

Example

Adat resam Melayu mengatur banyak aspek kehidupan sosial dan budaya masyarakat Melayu.

In English: Malay customs and traditions govern many aspects of the social and cultural life of the Malay community.

Synonyms

  • tradisi
  • budaya

Literary Heritage

Adat bersendi syarak, syarak bersendi Kitabullah.

Custom is grounded in religious law, and religious law is grounded in the Book of God.

Munshi Abdullah (Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir) · Writer / Scholar · 19th century

Hikayat Abdullah

Hikayat Abdullah, Ch. 3, on Malay customs and Islam, 1849

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