wewenang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of wenang, borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ (wewenang, “privilege”). Semantic loan from Dutch bevoegdheid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wə.wə.ˈnaŋ/
• Rhymes: -naŋ
• Hyphenation: wêwênang

Noun

wêwênang (plural wewenang-wewenang, first-person possessive wewenangku, second-person possessive wewenangmu, third-person possessive wewenangnya)

1. power, ability
2. authority

   Synonym: otoritas

3. jurisdiction

   Synonym: yurisdiksi

4. (law) competence

Derived terms

• wewenang pengaturan

 

Further reading

• “wewenang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

wewenang

1. Romanization of ꦮꦼꦮꦼꦤꦁ