bupati

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Balinese

Romanization

bupati

  1. Romanization of ᬪᬹᬧᬢᬶ.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.pa.ti/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧pa‧ti

Noun

bupati (first-person possessive bupatiku, second-person possessive bupatimu, third-person possessive bupatinya)

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

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Javanese

Romanization

bupati

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦸꦥꦠꦶ.