ꦢꦼꦩꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese dĕmaṅ, dĕmuṅ (“name of a functionary at the court”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.maŋ/
• Rhymes: -maŋ
• Hyphenation: de‧mang

Noun

ꦢꦼꦩꦁ (demang)

1. village head.
2. title of a court official.
3. customary law expert.

Derived terms

• ꦏꦢꦼꦩꦔꦤ꧀ (kademangan)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: demang

Further reading

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