kewedanaan
Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Affixed wedana + ke- -an, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦼꦢꦤꦤ꧀ (kawedanan).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəweˈdanan/ [kə.weˈda.nan]
- Syllabification: ke‧we‧da‧naan
Noun
[edit]kewedanaan (plural kewedanaan-kewedanaan)
- (government, historical) district: a former administrative division in Java, Dutch East Indies and Indonesia.
Usage notes
[edit]Kewedanaan was a former administrative division level, below kabupaten and above kecamatan. The term was used as replacement for Dutch district and Japanese 郡 (gun).
Further reading
[edit]- “kewedanaan” 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.