ᬪᬹᬧᬢᬶ

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Balinese

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese bhūpati (king), from Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati) < भूमिपति (bhūmipati), compound of भूमि (bhūmi, land) +‎ पति (pati, lord). Cognate of Indonesian bupati, Javanese ꦧꦸꦥꦠꦶ (bupati).

Noun

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ᬪᬹᬧᬢᬶ (bupati)

  1. king
  2. regent:
    1. a high government official
    2. The person in charge of a county-level district in Indonesia known as a kabupaten.