pawongan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese ᬧᬯᭀᬗᬦ᭄ (pawongan, “population, humanity”, literally “human realm”). Reconstructed as wong +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈwɔŋan]
• Hyphenation: pa‧wong‧an

Noun

pawongan (first-person possessive pawonganku, second-person possessive pawonganmu, third-person possessive pawongannya)

1. village unit in Bali

   Hyponyms: desa adat, desa dinas

Further reading

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