ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦭꦸꦫꦃ (lurah) +‎ k- -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lu.rah.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: ka‧lu‧rah‧an

Noun

ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kalurahan)

1. the domain of ꦭꦸꦫꦃ (lurah).
   1. village,
   2. (Indonesian, government) urbanised fourth-level division in Indonesia.
   3. (Yogyakarta, government) rural fourth-level division in Yogyakarta.
2. the residence of ꦭꦸꦫꦃ (lurah).

Usage notes

Due to special status of Yogyakarta, rural fourth-level division is called ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kalurahan), which is known as desa (literally “village”) in other part of Indonesia, while the urbanized one kept the Indonesianised spelling of ꦏꦼꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kelurahan).

Alternative forms

• ꦏ꧀ꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (klurahan)
• ꦏꦼꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kelurahan)*

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kalurahan, kelurahan

Further reading

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