Caribbean Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch schout.

Noun

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sekaut

  1. police, police officer

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch schout, from Middle Dutch schout, shortened from earlier scoutete, scouthete, from Old Dutch skolthēti, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [səˈka.ʊt]
  • Hyphenation: sê‧ka‧ut

Noun

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sekaut or sêkaut

  1. (archaic) sheriff, bailiff, an official in charge of a police force.

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