Javanese edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese kabayan (old; elder, chief, leader).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.ba.jan/
  • Rhymes: -jan
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧yan

Noun edit

ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀ (kabayan)

  1. a village official in charge of security

Further reading edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kabayan”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN