ꦥꦼꦔꦸꦭꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu, “leader, head”) +‎ ꦥꦼꦁ- (peng-), inherited from Old Javanese paṅhulu (“leader; best”). Compare Malay penghulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ŋu.lu/
• Rhymes: -lu
• Hyphenation: pe‧ngu‧lu

Noun

ꦥꦼꦔꦸꦭꦸ (pengulu)

1. religious leader, head of Islamic religious affairs.

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “pengulu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN