uya sahang

From uya (“salt”) +‎ sahang (“pepper”).

• IPA^(key): /uja sahaŋ/, [u.ja saˈh͈aŋ]

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• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: u‧ya sa‧hang

uya sahang

1. (Palembang, figurative) An unfixed sum of money given as a payment for traditional healing arts services, such as massage and incantations.
   • 2021 March 23, Mang Dayat, 1:05:36 from the start, in Orang Palembang bergaya ke Jakartaan-Ceramah Ust Taufiq Hasnuri yang viral saat beliau meninggal‎^[1] (religious lecture, video), spoken by Taufiq Hasnuri, via YouTube:

     Enju' uya sahang, uya ngen sahang nian para'ke.

     (When told to) present the payment, they brought actual salt and pepper (instead).

• H. U. A. Zulkifly (2007) “UYASAHANG”, in Kamus sederhana bahasa Palembang [A simple dictionary of the Palembang language], 2nd edition (in Indonesian), Tangerang: DPC Kerukunan Keluarga Palembang, page 253