THE LEXICON OF YARN AS A REPRESENTATION OF DIVINE VALUES IN BALINESE CULTURE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC STUDY
This research is a study of "The Lexicon of Yarn as a Representation of Divine Values in Balinese Culture" from an ecolinguistic perspective. The purpose of this study is to explain the types of lexicons related to yarn in Hindu religious life in Bali. In addition, it also aims to find out the meaning of the lexicon as a means of upakara and ceremonies in Bali that have a relationship with the values of social life. The data used in this study are Balinese cultural terms that contain elements of yarn as divine values or in this case related to Hinduism as the majority religion on the island of Bali. This research uses a qualitative approach. The methods and techniques used in data collection are the free listening method of engaging with the note-taking technique. The methods used in data analysis are the agih method and the match method. The results of the analysis are presented in a descriptive way equipped with pictures and signs to support the presentation of the analysis results. The results of the analysis show that in Hinduism in Bali in particular, it often uses means in the form of yarns. The yarns have various functions forming lexicons that act as subjects and complements in a religious ceremony. In addition from an ecolinguistic perspective, the yarn lexicon with its various terms plays the role of a representation of the environment reflected in religious rituals. The meaning of the lexicon of the yarn refers to everything related to religious values that are believed by the Balinese people, especially those who are Hindus, regarding divine values related to humans and also the objects that accompany them. Meanwhile, its function is as a tool / medium of connection between the worshiper and the adored so that it is always protected and there is always a bond with God, as a guide to life, as a means of undoing attachments, to make up for previous mistakes and vices, and as a symbol when doing something should be done to completion, it is like twisting a divorced redeem yarn and we are obliged to unite and make the yarn into a single-unit
Yarn lexicon, religious values, Balinese culture, ecolinguistic studies