wewenang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of wenang, borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wewenang, “privilege”). Semantic loan from Dutch bevoegdheid.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wêwênang (plural wewenang-wewenang, first-person possessive wewenangku, second-person possessive wewenangmu, third-person possessive wewenangnya)
- power, ability
- authority
- Synonym: otoritas
- jurisdiction
- Synonym: yurisdiksi
- (law) competence
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “wewenang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
wewenang
- Romanization of ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ