tjharng / tjarnng (English: “capable, well-developed (man)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Term used by Kreemer for the ideal man — developed in body and mind, able to handle all life’s circumstances well and easily.
Translation
capable, well-developed (man)
Description
Term used by Kreemer for the ideal man — developed in body and mind, able to handle all life’s circumstances well and easily.
Significance
The term tjharng / tjarnng 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. 120.