NAMA-NAMA BATIK JAWA BARAT: KAJIAN KHREMATONIMIKA

Abstract

Batik is one of the cultural works. Therefore, every batik has motifs. The motifs have names. In this paper, the names of batik motifs are examined by a Khrematonimika study. The research aims to describe the naming of batik found in West Java. These names of batik are closely related to the local wisdom of the Sundanese society. The study employs a descriptive-qualitative method. The purpose of this method is to make a systematic, factual, and accurate description or illustration of the data, characteristics, and relationships of the phenomena studied. The research model is ethnography, which aims to explain the naming of batik motifs and Sundanese culture holistically. The data used in this research are a lexicon of West Java batik motifs that is in Sundanese language or its local languages. The data were obtained from observation, literature study, interviews with batik craftsmen and entrepreneurs. The result shows that various batik motifs produced by the designers and craftsmen are named based on the local language and culture. The richness of these batik motifs reflects the richness of the local culture, history, and languages. Each batik center gives names to its works according to the world view, knowledge, perception, and language skills of the batik creators. In Sumedang, for example, they named the batik motifs Kuda Renggong (related to the performing arts in Sumedang) and Daun Boled (Sumedang produces sweet potatoes); in Indramayu, they name the batik motif Iwak Etong (related to a kind of fish produced in Indramayu); in Cimahi, they name the batik motif Reundeu (related a traditional village which staple food is sweet potato); in Majalengka, they name the batik motifs Kota Angin (related to Majalengka’s typical nature which often occurs storms) and Gedong Gincu (Majalengka is famous for their sweet mangoes); and in Cirebon, they name the batik motif Paksinaga Liman (related to their history); etc. These batik names are created from the lexemes of Sundanese and their local languages, such as the languages of Indramayu and Cirebon. The names of batik function to maintain the local languages.