kewenangan

Indonesian

Etymology

From wenang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəwəˈnaŋan/ [kə.wəˈna.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧we‧na‧ngan

Noun

kêwênangan (countable and uncountable, plural kewenangan-kewenangan)

1. (law) authority (power to enforce rules or give orders)

   Synonyms: otoritas, wewenang

Further reading

• “kewenangan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016