Taboo in Meiteiron
Meiteiron taboo words reflect the values and beliefs of Meiteil society. Which words become taboo is determined by various religious, social, and psychological factors. This study classifies Meitei taboos into those on using personal names, on using kin terms, on the use of certain names, on naming...
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| author | Pramodini, N. |
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| description | Meiteiron taboo words reflect the values and beliefs of Meiteil society. Which words become taboo is determined by various religious, social, and psychological factors. This study classifies Meitei taboos into those on using personal names, on using kin terms, on the use of certain names, on naming certain animals, on naming certain diseases, on using certain words connected with spirits, on using certain terms at night, on religious constraints on using certain words, and on using words connected with sex. Some words are taboo because of their pho¬netic similarity to taboo words. Taboo on words which are phonetically similar to the tabooed words. And, finally there are semi-taboo words. The understanding of taboo requires examining these taboos not only in terms of how they are presently viewed but also in terms of the way they were at earlier times and how they have changed, due to factors like education and outside contact. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1779772024-06-05T07:07:03Z Taboo in Meiteiron Pramodini, N. Manipur University, India Arts and Humanities Meiteiron taboo words reflect the values and beliefs of Meiteil society. Which words become taboo is determined by various religious, social, and psychological factors. This study classifies Meitei taboos into those on using personal names, on using kin terms, on the use of certain names, on naming certain animals, on naming certain diseases, on using certain words connected with spirits, on using certain terms at night, on religious constraints on using certain words, and on using words connected with sex. Some words are taboo because of their pho¬netic similarity to taboo words. Taboo on words which are phonetically similar to the tabooed words. And, finally there are semi-taboo words. The understanding of taboo requires examining these taboos not only in terms of how they are presently viewed but also in terms of the way they were at earlier times and how they have changed, due to factors like education and outside contact. Published version 2024-06-05T07:07:03Z 2024-06-05T07:07:03Z 2004 Journal Article Pramodini, N. (2004). Taboo in Meiteiron. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 27(1), 89-110. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.27.1.04 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177977 10.32655/LTBA.27.1.04 1 27 89 110 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 2004 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf |
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