koebon / kebon (English: “plantation / estate (small)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Plantation — the estates founded on Atjeh’s tertiaire gronden are called ‘Kebons’ and are less profitable than those on Sumatra’s Oostkust.
Translation
plantation / estate (small)
Description
Plantation — the estates founded on Atjeh’s tertiaire gronden are called ‘Kebons’ and are less profitable than those on Sumatra’s Oostkust.
Significance
The term koebon / kebon 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. 189.