gubernur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch gouverneur, from Middle Dutch gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡubərnʊr/
- Hyphenation: gu‧bêr‧nur
Noun
gubêrnur (first-person possessive gubernurku, second-person possessive gubernurmu, third-person possessive gubernurnya)
- governor
- (government) the chief executive officer of a province or provincial-level division known as a provinsi in Indonesia.
- (military) The head of military education institution.
Alternative forms
- gabenor (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 鵝蠻律 (gô-bân-lu̍t)
Further reading
- “gubernur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.