Karinding

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Dayak/Ngaju (Indonesia)

Meaning

a masculine name from the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, evoking the traditional bamboo jaw harp whose resonant sound is used in spiritual ceremonies, courtship rituals, and the healing practices of the Kaharingan animist religion that forms the spiritual foundation of Ngaju Dayak identity; the Ngaju practice a sophisticated system of secondary mortuary rituals known as tiwah, in which the bones of the deceased are moved to a final resting place in an elaborate ceremony lasting several days, accompanied by music, dance, and animal sacrifice that celebrates the transition of the soul to the realm of the ancestors

Gender

male