penghulu
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Malay penghulu.
Noun edit
penghulu (plural penghulus)
- A local chief or governor in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia. [from 18th c.]
- 2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 17:
- As soon as she graduated, Anwar Sadat dragged her and the classmate said to be responsible to a penghulu, who could officiate at the wedding.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed peng- + hulu, inherited from Malay penghulu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pênghulu (plural penghulu-penghulu, first-person possessive penghuluku, second-person possessive penghulumu, third-person possessive penghulunya)
- chief, head, leader
- customary chief
- Synonyms: kepala adat, ketua adat
- (Islam) marriage officiant, imam, priest
- (Islam) head of Islamic religious affairs in the regency or municipality
- (Islam) Islamic religious affairs counselor at the district court
- Synonym: kadi
- customary chief
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “penghulu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
peng- + hulu. Cognate with Tagalog pangulo.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -u
Noun edit
penghulu (Jawi spelling ڤڠهولو, plural penghulu-penghulu, informal 1st possessive penghuluku, 2nd possessive penghulumu, 3rd possessive penghulunya)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “penghulu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.