ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦥ- (pa-) +‎ ꦲꦩꦺꦴꦁ (among, “to take care, to handle, to protect”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.mɔŋ/

Noun

ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁ (pamong)

public official
guardian

Derived terms

ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦢꦺꦱ (pamong désa)
ꦥꦩꦺꦴꦁꦥꦿꦗ (pamong praja)

Descendants

→ Indonesian: pamong

Further reading

The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “pamong”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

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