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Ompung

OHM-poong

ˈoʊmpʊŋ

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Ompung

Origin: Toba Batak (Indonesia)
Meaning: a Toba Batak honorific name meaning grandfather or revered elder; among the Batak people of North Sumatra the term ompung denotes a grandparent and is used both as a kinship term and as a name of respect; in the Batak clan system known as marga, elderly figures called ompung are the custodians of adat customary law, genealogical memory, and the ritual protocols surrounding birth, marriage, and death
Gender: unisex

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