koepiah / toengkat (objects) (English: “cap / staff”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Acehnese/Malay words: koepiah (kopiah) = cap/head covering; toengkat (tungkat) = staff/stick.
Translation
cap / staff
Description
Acehnese/Malay words: koepiah (kopiah) = cap/head covering; toengkat (tungkat) = staff/stick. Used in the Tapa Toean legend.
Significance
The term koepiah / toengkat (objects) 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. 52.