ꦏꦩꦶꦠꦸꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Compound of ꦏꦩꦶ (kami, “we, us”) +‎ ꦠꦸꦮ (tuwa, “old, senior, mature”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.mi.ˈtu.wɔ/
  • Rhymes: -wɔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧mi‧tu‧wa

Noun

ꦏꦩꦶꦠꦸꦮ (kamituwa)

  1. village elder, village official
  2. (Yogyakarta, government) service section technical executive in ꦏꦭꦸꦫꦲꦤ꧀ (kalurahan)

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