prefektur

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch prefectuur, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /preˈfɛktur/ [preˈfɛk̚.t̪ʊr]
• Rhymes: -ɛktur
• Syllabification: pre‧fek‧tur

Noun

prefektur (plural prefektur-prefektur)

1. prefecture (the office or position of a prefecture)
2. prefecture (the jurisdiction or region of a prefect)
3. (Catholicism) apostolic prefecture: a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese

Derived terms

• prefektur apostolik
• prefektur otonom

Further reading

• “prefektur” 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

Etymology

Borrowed from English prefecture, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra.

Noun

prefektur (plural prefektur-prefektur)

1. prefecture (the office or position of a prefecture)
2. prefecture (the jurisdiction or region of a prefect)
   1. such administration in Japan

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French préfecture and Latin praefectura.

Noun

prefektur n (definite singular prefekturet, indefinite plural prefektur or prefekturer, definite plural prefektura or prefekturene)

1. a prefecture

References

• “prefektur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “prefektur” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French préfecture and Latin praefectura.

Noun

prefektur n (definite singular prefekturet, indefinite plural prefektur, definite plural prefektura)

1. a prefecture

References

• “prefektur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.