kwartir
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch kwartier. Doublet of kuarter.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kwartir (first-person possessive kwartirku, second-person possessive kwartirmu, third-person possessive kwartirnya)
- quarter: residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
- Synonym: markas
- (scouting) regional subdivision in pramuka (“scout”) of Indonesia.
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Further reading edit
- “kwartir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.