pamong praja
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pamong (“official”, literally “guardian”) + praja (“nation, city”), borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦥꦿꦗ (pamong praja, “civil servant”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌpamɔŋ ˈprad͡ʒa/ [ˌpa.mɔŋ ˈpra.d͡ʒa]
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa
- Syllabification: pa‧mong pra‧ja
Noun
pamong praja (plural pamong-pamong praja)
- civil servant
- Synonyms: apartur sipil negara, pegawai negeri sipil
Derived terms
- kepamongprajaan (“civil service”)
Further reading
- “pamong praja” 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
- romanization of ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦥꦿꦗ