kabupaten
Indonesian
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Javanese ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ (kabupatén), equivalent to bupati + ke- -an. Doublet of kebupatian.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkabupatén (first-person possessive kabupatenku, second-person possessive kabupatenmu, third-person possessive kabupatennya)
- (government) regency (the second-level administrative division in Indonesia)
Usage notes
editKabupaten is used for former Dutch East Indies administrative division in Java of Dutch regentschap, which was renamed into Japanese 縣, 県 (ken) during Japanese occupation.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “kabupaten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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