wedana

English

Noun

wedana (plural wedanas)

  1. A district chieftain in Indonesia.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦼꦢꦤ (wedana), ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana), from Old Javanese wadana (“face; chief, head”), from Sanskrit वदन (vadana, “mouth, face”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wəˈdana]
  • Hyphenation: wê‧da‧na

Noun

wêdana (plural wedana-wedana)

  1. (government) assistant regent

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

wedana

  1. romanization of ꦮꦼꦢꦤ, alternative spelling of ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana)
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