MAKNA ORNAMEN RUMAH GADANG MINANGKABAU: KAJIAN SEMANTIK

This study aims to inventory of the textual naming process ornaments of rumah gadang. This study used the interactive analysis model of Miles, Hurberman, and Saldana. Data obtained from in-depth interviews, role observation and documentation. The condensed data were analyzed using the Sudrajat concept and seen from its cultural meaning using the Abdullah concept. The ornaments are named as follows: Siriah Gadang ‘sirih besar’ , Lumuik Hanyuik ‘lumut hanyut’, Aka Cino Saganggang ‘akar cina seganggang’ , Pucuak Rabuang ‘ pucuk rebung’, Jalo Taserak ‘jala tersebar’, Saluak Laka ‘ jalinan lidi atau rotan’, Lapiah Batang Jarami ‘ lapis batang jerami’, Labah Mangirok ‘lebah mengirap’, Itiak Pulang Patang ‘itik pulang petang’, Tupai Managun ‘tupai tertegun’, Tatandu Manyasok Bungo ‘ulat menghisap bunga’, Kaluak Paku ‘tumbuhan pakis’, Pisang Sasikek ‘pisang seikat’, Buah Palo Bapatah ‘buah pala patah’ , Aka Barayun ‘akar berayun’, Saik Galamai ‘potongan wajik’, Carano Kanso ‘ tempat untuk meletakkan sirih, pinang dan gambir’, Tangguak Lamah ‘tangguk lemah’ , Si Kambang Manih ‘si bunga manis’ , Sajamba Makan ‘makan berjamba’. The cultural meaning of the twenty names of the Minangkabau rumah gadang ornaments are all about the meaning of human being and its relations to the social life.