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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese lurah (chief, officer, head; region, province, literally ravine, gorge, valley, depth).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lu.rah/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧rah

Noun edit

ꦭꦸꦫꦃ (lurah)

  1. village chief
  2. chief

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: lurah (semantic loan)

Further reading edit

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