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‖ lata|ˈlɑːtə|
Also latah.
The Malay name under which a form of religious hysteria is known in Java. It is characterized by a rapid ejaculation of inarticulate sounds, and a succession of involuntary movements, with temporary loss of consciousness (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1888).
1884Western Daily Press 25 June 7/5 This disease has been met with in Java, where it is known as Lata. 1895W. G. Ellis in Jrnl. Ment. Sci. (1897) 32 (heading) Latah. A Mental Malady of the Malays. Ibid. 33 Under the name ‘Latah’ the Malays describe a variety of peculiar nervous conditions of a transitory character.
Also lata. [Malay.]
A. n.
1. Path. A state of extreme suggestibility and imitative behaviour occurring among Malays; a disorder characterized by this.
1884Western Daily Press (Bristol) 25 June 7/5 This disease has been met with in Java, where it is known as ‘Lata’. 1897W. G. Ellis in Jrnl. Mental Sci. XLII. 32 (heading) Latah. A mental malady of the Malays. Ibid. 33 Under the name ‘Latah’ the Malays describe a variety of peculiar nervous conditions of a transitory character. 1947R. O. Winstedt Malays 18 There is the closest resemblance between the hysteria of the Samoyed and the latah of the Malay and Dayak. 1956R. Linton Culture & Mental Disorders iii. 115 Latah is like Arctic hysteria in its manifestations, and involves the same compulsive imitation. Ibid., Another interesting trait shared by both arctic hysteria and latah is that the same individuals are subject to repeated attacks. 1987Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry XI. 11 Reference has already been made to latah as a syndrome often precipitated by a startle stimulus and characterized by some or all of: echolalia, echopraxia, coprolalia and automatic obedience. We here use latah as a generic label to include similar phenomena in many cultures which often employ their own designations.
2. A person in a state of latah.
1912Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 Feb. 438/2 The lâtah in a state of lâtah is wholly unconscious of what he is doing. 1966D. Forbes Heart of Malaya v. 60 Another type of latah, or madman, amongst these unstable people could be jerked into paroxysms of action by the use of a single word.
B. adj. Affected with latah.
1928A. Gibson Malay Peninsula ii. 29 More interesting than the amok condition..is the predisposition in many Malays to become latah (hypnotised, entranced) on being spoken to sharply. 1966D. Skirrow It won't get you Anywhere xiv. 63 ‘Not berserk,’ I said, ‘latah... All Malayans go latah from time to time.’ |