gubernur

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Etymology

From Dutch gouverneur, from Middle Dutch gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡubərnʊr/
  • Hyphenation: gu‧bêr‧nur

Noun

gubêrnur (first-person possessive gubernurku, second-person possessive gubernurmu, third-person possessive gubernurnya)

  1. governor
    1. (government) the chief executive officer of a province or provincial-level division known as a provinsi in Indonesia.
    2. (military) The head of military education institution.

Alternative forms

  • gabenor (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Min Nan: 鵝蠻律／鹅蛮律 (gô-bân-lu̍t)

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