kecamatan
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editkecamatan (plural kecamatans)
Indonesian
editEtymology
editAffixed of camat + ke- -an, from Javanese ꦏꦕꦩꦠꦤ꧀ (kacamatan).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkêcamatan (first-person possessive kecamatanku, second-person possessive kecamatanmu, third-person possessive kecamatannya)
- district
- (government) the third-level administrative division in Indonesia, previously Dutch onderdistrict (“subdistrict”).
Usage notes
edit- Kecamatan is used for Dutch East Indies administrative division in Java of Dutch onderdistrict (literally “subdistrict”), which was replaced by Japanese 村 (son) during Japanese occupation.
- Because of special status, kecamatan is replaced by distrik in Papua and West Papua and kapanewon and kemantren in Yogyakarta.
Descendants
edit- → English: kecamatan
Further reading
edit- “kecamatan” 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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