kewedanaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed wedana +‎ ke- -an, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦼꦢꦤꦤ꧀ (kawedanan).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəweˈdanan/ [kə.weˈda.nan]
  • Syllabification: ke‧we‧da‧naan

Noun

kewedanaan (plural kewedanaan-kewedanaan)

  1. (government, historical) district: a former administrative division in Java, Dutch East Indies and Indonesia

Usage notes

Kewedanaan was a former administrative division level, below kabupaten and above kecamatan. The term was used as replacement for Dutch district and Japanese (gun).

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