ᬮᬸᬭᬄ

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Balinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Javanese lurah (“chief, head, officer”, literally “plain, valley; depth, gorge, valley”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lu.rah/
  • Rhymes: -rah
  • Hyphenation: lu‧rah

Noun[edit]

ᬮᬸᬭᬄ (lurah)

  1. chief, leader, ruler
  2. An employee who takes care of irrigating rice fields
  3. An employee who collects land tax

Further reading[edit]

  • “lurah” 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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