pangreh praja

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pangreh +‎ praja (“nation; city; administration”), borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦁꦫꦺꦃꦥꦿꦗ (pangrèh praja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaŋrɛh ˈprad͡ʒa/

Noun

pangreh praja (plural pangreh-pangreh praja, first-person possessive pangreh prajaku, second-person possessive pangreh prajamu, third-person possessive pangreh prajanya)

1. (historical) local ruler

Further reading

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