Question

A portion used as a sleeping place in zawlbûk was known as?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Bahzar

Explanation:

Bahzar

At the far end of the Zawlbuk there used to be a raised platform of about six feet wide and one foot high covering the whole breadth of the Zawlbuk. This portion known as 'Bahzar' or 'Dawvan' was used as a sleeping place.

Answer 2

Answer:

A portion used as a sleeping place in zawlbûk was known as buanzawl.

Explanation:

• The Luseis, who made up the majority of the Mizo population in Mizoram, India, had a traditional bachelor district known as Zawlbûk.
• It was by far the biggest home in the tribal community, and it was normal for every village to build it in the center of the settlement.
• Although its primary function was to serve as a dormitory for all single males in the village, it served as more of a social hub for education, entertainment, skill development, and the safety of the tribe as a whole.
• Zawlbûk was usually at the village center, near the chief's house.
• It was by far the biggest residence because its primary function was to shelter all the bachelors in the community.
• The size did differ based on the size of the community from the village to village.
• It was built via social labor utilizing wood and thatch from the neighboring forest.
• The massive piece of wood that makes up the center pole is known as tlung and is used to sustain the majority of the building.
• A floor with supports and a sloping roof extended from this. Bamboo that had been cracked served as the roof, walls, and floor of the structure.
• Given that the entire front was open, it lacked a specific entry. However, the entry was rather low since the front had a tiny platform or porch with a bamboo wall that hung from the roof up to around 5 feet.
• Typically, the store of firewood was set aside to the right of this space. The area surrounding this verandah was known as awkpaka, and it was defined by one (or two) enormous pieces of wood that were roughly 2 feet tall and covered the whole width of the entryway.
• The rest of the population, including women, children, married men, and even the royal family and the council, were forbidden from engaging in what was known as bawhbel (or pawmpual to the southerners).
• The inside was essentially empty, with the exception of a fireplace in the middle, and was merely a large space.
• A dawvan, or little platform, about 6 feet wide and 1 foot high from the floor, was constructed out of the back wall.
• The entire floor, known as buanzawl, functioned as a wrestling arena and sleeping space (wrestling was primarily done at night).
• The bahzar was directly above and could be opened like a large window to the outdoors.

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