Damang

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Dayak/Ngaju (Indonesia/Borneo)

Meaning

an Ngaju Dayak masculine name and title meaning traditional chief or customary law leader; in Dayak adat (customary law) governance, the damang is the highest traditional authority in a district, responsible for mediating disputes according to indigenous law and presiding over community rituals; to name a son Damang is to express the highest aspirations of leadership and community service and to invoke the prestige of traditional governance structures that persist alongside modern Indonesian administrative institutions in the villages of Central and West Kalimantan

Gender

male