pawongan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese ᬧᬯᭀᬗᬦ᭄ (pawongan, “population, humanity”, literally “human realm”). Reconstructed as wong +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [paˈwɔŋan]
Hyphenation: pa‧wong‧an

Noun

pawongan (first-person possessive pawonganku, second-person possessive pawonganmu, third-person possessive pawongannya)

village unit in Bali
Hyponyms: desa adat, desa dinas

Further reading

“pawongan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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