Naming of the Auspicious plants: Strategies of Word formation, Meanings, Attitudes and Beliefs
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This article aims to study word formation strategies for creating auspicious plant names, the meaning creation of the names of auspicious plant species, and the attitudes and beliefs reflected according to the naming of auspicious plant species. This research is qualitative research The concepts of names and naming, word formation, meaning, and attitudes and beliefs were used as a guideline for study. The information used in the study consisted of 1,060 names of auspicious plant species, from books and journals related to auspicious plants as well as auspicious plant websites. The results found that 1. for the strategies used for naming auspicious plant species, it was found that the word structure of these names can be divided into three types: single words, compound words, and phrases or sentences. Key linguistic features in naming auspicious plant species include repeating words to reiterate their meaning, adding words to the main word, using colloquial terms to highlight uniqueness, using adjectives to enhance meaning, using Pali-Sanskrit words, describing the characteristics of the plant, interpreting from the plant's appearance, using homophones to compare with auspicious words, and incorporating auspicious numbers. 2. For the meaning creation conveyed by the names of auspicious plants, there were three main types, including creating meaning through names with auspicious meaning; for example, words that signify prosperity, good luck, and wealth enhance the value and significance of the plant species; creating meaning through storytelling, it is a way to present the situation that connects with each other to tell positive stories about the plants, which can transform names with negative connotations into positive ones; creating meaning through beliefs, which each auspicious plant species carries associated beliefs, such as the belief that planting a certain species will bring various good things. 3. For the attitudes and beliefs reflected in the naming of auspicious plant species, including traditions and culture, beliefs indicating desires for happiness and fulfilment in daily life, and commercial aspects, which the new names were created to replace old names for commercial purposes with more auspicious and melodious ones.
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