kauman

Indonesian

Etymology

kaum +‎ -an, from Javanese kauman (ꦏꦲꦸꦩꦤ꧀).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈʊman]
• Hyphenation: ka‧um‧an

Noun

kauman (first-person possessive kaumanku, second-person possessive kaumanmu, third-person possessive kaumannya)

1. (Islam) an area where pious Muslim communities are concentrated.

Further reading

• “kauman” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.