DOI: 10.33652/handep.v3i1.38 BUDAYA KEMPONAN PADA MASYARAKAT MELAYU PONTIANAK (KAJIAN KEARIFAN LOKAL DALAM KEHIDUPAN SOSIAL ETNIK MELAYU) THE CULTURE OF KEMPONAN IN PONTIANAK MALAY SOCIETY (A STUDY OF LOCAL WISDOM ON THE SOCIAL LIFE OF MALAY ETHNIC) Muhammad Asyura Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Jln. Setia Budi No.229 Bandung, Indonesia muhammadasyuramuhammad@gmail.com Diterima tanggal 10 Januari 2019 Disetujui tanggal 14 Agustus 2019 ABSTRACT Kemponan is an embodiment of Pontianak Malay local culture which teaches social values in the form of suggestion. Kemponan is regarded as the culture which acknowledges and appreciates someone’s offer or gift especially food and beverage. This research was quali- tative research with in-depth interview technique. The purpose of this research was to de- scribe kemponan according to the reason, its media, prevention pattern and social culture value within it. This research has shown that kemponan happened because of negative suggestion in someone who believes that harm or accident may happen if he/she does not eat or drink what has been offered by the host. Media of kemponan is food and beverage, even sacred refreshment of Pontianak Malay. As a negative suggestion, some certain actions can break kemponan, either by touching the refreshment or saying the words ‘cempalet’ and ‘palet’ which contain social values to prevent unexpected harm if someone refuses the offer of sacred refreshment. The local wisdom of kemponan in touching the offer or saying ‘cempalet’ ‘palet’ are 1) the cultural value which appreciates fellow human beings; 2) the cultural value which appreciates the nature; and 3) the religious and cultural value. Keywords: kemponan, local wisdom, and Pontianak Malay. ABSTRAK Kemponan merupakan perwujudan kebudayaan lokal masyarakat Melayu Pontianak yang mengajarkan nilai sosial dalam bentuk sugesti. Kemponan merupakan budaya menghargai dan mengapresiasi sebuah tawaran ataupun pemberian orang lain berupa makanan dan minuman. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif dengan teknik wawancara mendalam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan budaya kemponan berdasarkan sebab dan media terjadinya, pola pencegahannya, dan nilai sosial budaya yang terkandung 101 Handep Jurnal Sejarah dan Budaya Vol. 3, No. 1, Desember 2019, hlm. 101-120