| 释义 |
‖ subak|ˈsubak|
Also soebak.
[Balinese.]
A Balinese rice-growers' co-operative, organized to ensure equitable distribution of water for irrigation.
1921Man. Netherlands India (Admiralty) xi. 373 In the..construction of aqueducts..the Balinese excels. Moreover, the natives have their own irrigation associations or subaks. 1926H. Norden Byways of Tropic Seas ix. 159 Balinese economic life is governed by Soebak, a communistic organization which came into being for the joint irrigation of rice fields. 1937M. Covarrubias Island of Bali (1972) iii. 67 Disputes concerning ricefields or irrigation water are settled by the council of a special agricultural society, the subak. 1957K. G. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism 25 In Bali the peasants are obliged to render labor service for the hydraulic regional unit, the subak, to which they belong. 1972Times 11 Nov. 13/4 The brilliant green sawahs..are tended by village co⁓operatives, the subaks. |