katwal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay katwal, from Classical Malay katwal, from Classical Persian کوتوال (kotvāl), from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कोटपाल/कोट्टपाल (koṭapāla/koṭṭapāla) as कोट/कोट्ट (koṭa/koṭṭa, “fort, castle”) +‎ पाल (pāla, “guard, protector, keeper”). Cognate of Hindi कोतवाल (kotvāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat̚.wal]
• Hyphenation: kat‧wal

Noun

katwal (first-person possessive katwalku, second-person possessive katwalmu, third-person possessive katwalnya)

1. (obsolete) policeman.
2. (obsolete) police commissar.

Further reading

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