ᬓᬩᬬᬦ᭄

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese kabayan (“old; elder, chief, leader”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.ba.jan/
  • Rhymes: -jan
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧yan

Noun

ᬓᬩᬬᬦ᭄ (kabayan)

  1. śudras below the pamangkus
  2. chief of customary village

Alternative forms
  • ᬩᬬᬦ᭄ (bayan)

Further reading
  • “kabayan” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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