pakuncen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦏꦸꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ (pakuncén), from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā). Equivalent to kunci +‎ peng- -an. Doublet of penguncian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈkʊnt͡ʃɛn]
• Hyphenation: pa‧kun‧cèn

Noun

pakuncèn (plural pakuncen-pakuncen, first-person possessive pakuncenku, second-person possessive pakuncenmu, third-person possessive pakuncennya)

1. (Java) graveyard caretaker.

Further reading

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