kaola

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦮꦸꦭ (kawula, “I”, literally “citizen, subject; servant”), from Old Javanese kawula (“servant, follower, subject”).

Pronoun

kaola

  1. (Bahasa Dalam Brunei) the first person personal pronoun for
    1. the Raja Isteri when addressing the Royal Family, Wazir-Wazir, Cheteria-Cheteria and Pengiran Pengiran Berteras;
    2. the Royal Family, Wazir-Wazir, Cheteria-Cheteria, Pengiran-Pengiran, Pehin-Pehin Manteri and the common people when addressing the Pehin-Pehin Manteri
    3. the common women when addressing the Cheteria-Cheteria and Pengiran-Pengiran;
    4. the Female Pengiran-Pengiran when addressing the Royal Family, Wazir-Wazir, Cheteria-Cheteria and Pengiran-Pengiran.

Further reading

  • Unit Sebaran dan Penerbitan, Bahagian Pemberigaan (2018) Bahasa Dalam (in Malay), Bandar Seri Begawan: Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara, page 11: “kaola”
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