Terpentijn (English: “Turpentine”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Volatile oil distilled from balsem along with water; purified and packed in drums or petroleumblikken; goes mainly to Europe.
Translation
Turpentine
Description
Volatile oil distilled from balsem along with water; purified and packed in drums or petroleumblikken; goes mainly to Europe.
Significance
The term Terpentijn 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. —.