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Malay
Etymology
From panglema, Kedahan dialect form of penglima combining peng- + lima “hand” in analogy to penghulu from hulu “head”.
Noun
panglima (Jawi spelling ڤڠليما, plural panglima-panglima, informal 1st possessive panglimaku, 2nd possessive panglimamu, 3rd possessive panglimanya)
- (military) commander
- warlord, general
See also
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤڠليم panglima”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤڠليم pĕnglima or panglema”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 464
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “panglema”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 208
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