Pemaliq of Sexual Organ within the Culture of Sasak Community: Linguistic Anthropology Study

Abstract

The focus of this study is pemaliq (taboo) of sexual organs within the
culture of the Sasak community. This research was conducted with the
aims of finding certain words used as an evasion for sexual organs and
investigating the Sasak community’s view through the expression of
evasion words. The data was collected by applying the method of
participant observation and in-depth interviews. The data analysis
showed that the evasion words used by the Sasak community for sexual
organs are words in the form of euphemisms: pepa (for male and
female genitals) and also words in metaphorical form: anak cobek (for
male genital), cobek tombong, and dompet (for female genital). The
Sasak community believes the use of evasion words in communication
can create a psychological comfort and will not make the speakers feel
abashed