penggawa
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay penggawa, from Classical Malay penggawa, from Sanskrit पुङ्गव (puṅgava, “hero; chief”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpenggawa (plural penggawa-penggawa, first-person possessive penggawaku, second-person possessive penggawamu, third-person possessive penggawanya)
- (obsolete, military) sergeant.
- Synonyms: kepala pasukan, hulubalang
- (obsolete) village chief.
- Synonym: kepala desa
Alternative forms
editCompounds
editFurther reading
edit- “penggawa” 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.
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Classical Malay penggawa, from Sanskrit पुङ्गव (puṅgava).
Noun
editpenggawa (Jawi spelling ڤڠݢاوا, plural penggawa-penggawa, informal 1st possessive penggawaku, 2nd possessive penggawamu, 3rd possessive penggawanya)
- head (of a district)
Descendants
edit- → Indonesian: penggawa
Further reading
edit- “penggawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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