ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ꦏꦧꦪꦤ꧀ (kabayan)

1. a village official in charge of security

Further reading

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