ꦥꦼꦔꦸꦭꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu, “leader, head”) +‎ ꦥꦼꦁ- (peng-), inherited from Old Javanese paṅhulu (“leader; best”). Compare Malay penghulu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pə.ŋu.lu/
  • Rhymes: -lu
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ngu‧lu

Noun

ꦥꦼꦔꦸꦭꦸ (pengulu)

  1. religious leader, head of Islamic religious affairs.

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