pang oelèe hareukat meugöe (English: “‘the pangulee (headman) is the master of agriculture’ / ‘agriculture is the master of all livelihoods’”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Acehnese saying quoted in nearly every economic description of Aceh; indicates that the population seeks its main livelihood in agriculture, especially rice cultivation.
Translation
‘the pangulee (headman) is the master of agriculture’ / ‘agriculture is the master of all livelihoods’
Description
Acehnese saying quoted in nearly every economic description of Aceh; indicates that the population seeks its main livelihood in agriculture, especially rice cultivation.
Significance
The term pang oelèe hareukat meugöe 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. 207.