kabupaten
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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ (kabupatén), equivalent to bupati + ke- -an. Doublet of kebupatian.
Pronunciation
Noun
kabupatén (plural kabupaten-kabupaten)
- (government) regency (the second-level administrative division in Indonesia)
Usage notes
Kabupaten is used for former Dutch East Indies administrative division in Java of Dutch regentschap, which was renamed into Japanese 縣, 県 (ken) during Japanese occupation.
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Further reading
- “kabupaten” 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.