kewedanaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed wedana +‎ ke- -an, from Javanese ꦏꦮꦼꦢꦤꦤ꧀ (kawedanan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəwedaˈnaan]

Noun

kewedanaan (first-person possessive kewedanaanku, second-person possessive kewedanaanmu, third-person possessive kewedanaannya)

1. (government, historical) district: a former administrative division in Java, Dutch East Indies and Indonesia.

Usage notes

Kewedanaan was a former administrative division level, below kabupaten and above kecamatan. The term was used as replacement for Dutch district and Japanese 郡 (gun).

Further reading

• “kewedanaan” 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.