Konstruksi Toponimi Berdasarkan Tipologi Toponimi Nama-Nama Desa Adat di Kecamatan Blahbatuh Kabupaten Gianyar

This study analyzes the language and toponymic categories used in naming traditional villages across 35 such villages in the Blahbatuh District, Gianyar Regency. The analysis applies the toponymic typology theory developed by Blair and Tent (2021), which comprises seven primary elements and several sub-elements. A qualitative descriptive method was employed, with data collected through reading and interviews, utilizing techniques such as note-taking and recording. The findings reveal two toponymic categories: single categories (22 villages) and complex categories (13 villages). Single categories encompass descriptive–topographic, descriptive–functional, associative–environmental, associative–occupational/activity-based, associative–structural, evaluative–laudatory, event-based, and eponymous (referring to prominent figures) types. Complex categories combine elements such as descriptive–topographic with evaluative–laudatory, relational–descriptive with event-based, event-based with living entities, and various other combinations..