ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bĕkĕl (“head, leader, officer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.kəl/
• Rhymes: -kəl
• Hyphenation: be‧kel

Noun

ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀ (bekel)

1. low-ranking official
2. village head

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bekel

Further reading

• “ꦧꦼꦏꦼꦭ꧀” 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.