tumenggung

See also: Tumenggung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦩꦼꦁꦒꦸꦁ (tumenggung), from Old Javanese tumĕṅguṅ (“high-ranking palace official”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tuməŋˈɡuŋ/ [t̪u.məŋˈɡuŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Syllabification: tu‧meng‧gung

Noun

tumênggung

  1. (dated, regional) A noble title or high-ranking government position below a treasurer in the Javanese court.
    Synonym: bendahara
  2. (dated, regional) A traditional title used to refer to a regent or district head.
    Synonym: bupati

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tumenggung

  1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦩꦼꦁꦒꦸꦁ
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