wedana

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English

Noun

wedana (plural wedanas)

  1. A district chieftain in Indonesia.

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦼꦢꦤ (wedana), ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana), from Old Javanese wadana (face; chief, head), from Sanskrit वदन (vadana, mouth, face).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wê‧da‧na

Noun

wedana or wêdana

  1. (government) assistant regent.

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Javanese

Romanization

wedana

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦼꦢꦤ, alternative spelling of ꦮꦢꦤ (wadana)