ꦢꦼꦩꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese dĕmaṅ, dĕmuṅ (“name of a functionary at the court”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.maŋ/
  • Rhymes: -maŋ
  • Hyphenation: de‧mang

Noun

ꦢꦼꦩꦁ (demang)

  1. village head.
  2. title of a court official.
  3. customary law expert.

Derived terms

  • ꦏꦢꦼꦩꦔꦤ꧀ (kademangan)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: demang

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “demang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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