Roembiapalm (English: “Nipa/atap palm”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Palm whose leaves are strung together for atap (roof thatching).
Translation
Nipa/atap palm
Description
Palm whose leaves are strung together for atap (roof thatching).
Significance
The term Roembiapalm 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. —.