wedana

English

Noun

wedana (plural wedanas)

1. A district chieftain in Indonesia.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦼꦢꦤ (wedana), ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana), from Old Javanese wadana (“face; chief, head”), from Sanskrit वदन (vadana, “mouth, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wəˈdana]
• Hyphenation: wê‧da‧na

Noun

wedana or wêdana

1. (government) assistant regent.

Derived terms

• kewedanaan

 

Further reading

• “wedana” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

wedana

1. Romanization of ꦮꦼꦢꦤ, alternative spelling of ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana)