penghulu

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English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay penghulu.

Noun

penghulu (plural penghulus)

  1. A local chief or governor in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia.
    • 2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 17:
      As soon as she graduated, Anwar Sadat dragged her and the classmate said to be responsible to a penghulu, who could officiate at the wedding.
    • 2022 November 30, Rahayu Mahzam, “Second Reading Speech by Senior Parl Sec, Mdm Rahayu Mahzam, on State Lands Protection Bill”, in Ministry of Law (Singapore)‎:
      Outdated provisions such as the appointment of forest rangers and penghulus to carry out duties, which are no longer relevant to modern Singapore, will also be removed.

Indonesian

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Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ hulu, inherited from Malay penghulu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəŋ.ˈhu.lu/
  • Rhymes: -lu
  • Hyphenation: pêng‧hu‧lu

Noun

pênghulu (plural penghulu-penghulu, first-person possessive penghuluku, second-person possessive penghulumu, third-person possessive penghulunya)

  1. chief, head, leader
    Synonyms: kepala, ketua
    1. customary chief
      Synonyms: kepala adat, ketua adat
    2. (Islam) marriage officiant, imam, priest
    3. (Islam) head of Islamic religious affairs in the regency or municipality
    4. (Islam) Islamic religious affairs counselor at the district court
      Synonym: kadi

Derived terms

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Malay

Etymology

peng- +‎ hulu. Cognate with Tagalog pangulo.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

penghulu (Jawi spelling ڤڠهولو, plural penghulu-penghulu, informal 1st possessive penghuluku, 2nd possessive penghulumu, 3rd possessive penghulunya)

  1. chief part
  2. leader, chief

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: penghulu
  • → English: penghulu

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