kabupaten

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ (kabupatén), equivalent to bupati +‎ ke- -an. Doublet of kebupatian.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kabuˈpaten/ [ka.buˈpa.t̪ɛn], /kabuˈpatɛn/ [ka.buˈpa.t̪ɛn]
  • Rhymes: -aten, -atɛn
  • Syllabification: ka‧bu‧pa‧ten

Noun

kabupatén (plural kabupaten-kabupaten)

  1. (government) regency (the second-level administrative division in Indonesia)

Usage notes

Kabupaten is used for former Dutch East Indies administrative division in Java of Dutch regentschap, which was renamed into Japanese 縣, 県 (ken) during Japanese occupation.

Alternative forms

Further reading

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