bibitvelden (English: “rice seedling beds”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Enclosed pieces of sowing ground (zaaigoed) for rice seedlings - one of the phases of rice cultivation visible on a trip through Atjeh.
Translation
rice seedling beds
Description
Enclosed pieces of sowing ground (zaaigoed) for rice seedlings - one of the phases of rice cultivation visible on a trip through Atjeh.
Significance
The term bibitvelden is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 57.