translate this 'pantang-larang' to an English word?

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translate this 'pantang-larang' to an English word?

yeah.. translate

2007-03-12 21:17:21 · 3 answers · asked by kate lee 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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If you are talking about Malay words, "pantang" means abstain or refrain, "larang" means forbid. So if two words join together it means you are forbidden to do some thing , normally due to superstitious.

2007-03-12 22:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by justme 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Superstition.

2007-03-13 05:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

'Taboos' might work. One of the members above me has given a fairly good definition of the phrase ^^

2007-03-14 08:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by UltraM2000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋